Ba Lê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bale"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巴黎.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ le˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ lej˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ lej˧˧]
• Homophone: ba lê

Proper noun

Ba Lê

1. (obsolete) Paris (the capital and largest city of France)

   Synonym: Pa-ri

   Luân Đôn và Ba Lê

   London and Paris

References

• "Ba Lê" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)