Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邊界 (“boundary, border”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓiɜn˧˧ z̻əːj˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓiɜŋ˧˧ jəːj˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓiɜŋ˧˥ jəːj˦ˀ˥]