Definition

1. Proper noun:
   • A geographical name: "Vạn Thủy" is the name of a commune (xã) located within Bắc Sơn District (huyện Bắc Sơn), in Lạng Sơn Province (tỉnh Lạng Sơn), Vietnam. It is primarily used as a place name.

Usage Examples

• Proper noun:
  • Gia đình tôi sinh sống tại xã Vạn Thủy. (My family lives in Vạn Thủy commune.)
  • Vạn Thủy là một xã của huyện Bắc Sơn. (Vạn Thủy is a commune of Bắc Sơn district.)

Advanced Usage

• As a proper noun, "Vạn Thủy" is typically used in official, administrative, and geographical contexts. It is not commonly used in figurative or idiomatic expressions.

Variants and Related Words

• Xã Vạn Thủy: The full administrative title, meaning "Vạn Thủy Commune".
• Huyện Bắc Sơn: Bắc Sơn District, the larger administrative unit containing Vạn Thủy.
• Tỉnh Lạng Sơn: Lạng Sơn Province, the highest-level administrative unit in this context.

Synonyms

• Commune: An administrative division in Vietnam, equivalent to a township.

Note on Meaning

• The name "Vạn Thủy" is a compound of the Sino-Vietnamese elements "vạn" (ten thousand, myriad) and "thủy" (water). As a place name, its literal meaning ("myriad waters") is not actively used in everyday language; its primary function is to identify a specific location. It does not have other common meanings as an isolated word in modern Vietnamese.