Dien Bien Phu

The story

1. Chinese · derived from邊 /边
2. Chinese · derived from奠
3. Chinese · derived from奠邊 /奠边
4. Chinese · derived from府
5. Chinese · derived from奠邊府 /奠边府
6. Vietnamese · derived fromĐiện Biên Phủ
7. French · borrowed fromDiên Biên Phu
8. English todayDien Bien Phu

Borrowed from French Diên Biên Phu, from Vietnamese Điện Biên Phủ (literally “Dienbien Prefecture”), from 奠邊府 (Chinese 奠邊府 /奠边府 (Diànbiānfǔ)); from the province of Điện Biên (literally “stable frontier”) + phu. Of phu, from 府 (Chinese 府 (fǔ)). Of Điện Biên, from 奠邊 (Chinese 奠邊 /奠边 (Diànbiān)); from điện + biên; from 奠 (Chinese 奠) + 邊 (Chinese 邊 /边 (biān)).

Words from the same roots