Lào Cai

/ˈlaʊkaɪ/

proper noun

A province of Vietnam.

OriginVietnamese Lào Cai →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A province of Vietnam.
  2. A city in Vietnam.

    Hokou County in Yunnan Province and Lao Kay in Vietnam are separated by a river. The two banks of the river are full of wandering Overseas Chinese refugees.

    [1978 May 24 [1978 May 21], “57,000 Persecuted Overseas Chinese Residing in Vietnam Have Returned to China”, in Daily Report: People's Republic of China, volume I, number 101, sourced from Hong Kong TA KUNG PAO, translation of original in Chinese, →ISSN, →OCLC, page N 5

Origin

  1. VietnameseLào Cai
  2. EnglishLào Cai

Borrowed from Vietnamese Lào Cai.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 老街
  • 老街 (lou⁵ gaai¹)province of Vietnam
Chinese Mandarin 老街
  • 老街 (Lǎojiē)province of Vietnam
Vietnamese Lào Cai
  • Lào Caiprovince of Vietnam
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