Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 邊界, composed of 邊 (“edge”) and 界 (“boundary”)Category:Sino-Vietnamese words#BIEN%20GIOI%25.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiən˧˧ zəːj˧˦]Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#BIEN%20GIOI%25
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ jəːj˨˩˦]Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#BIEN%20GIOI%25
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ jəːj˦˥]Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#BIEN%20GIOI%25Category:Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation#BIEN%20GIOI%25

Noun

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1. a frontier (part of a country that fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region)

See also

• địa giới
• biên phòng
• biên cương