Vạn Sơn
Definition
- Proper noun:
- A geographical name: "Vạn Sơn" is the name of a ward (phường), an administrative division, within the town of Đồ Sơn, which is part of the city of Hải Phòng, Vietnam.
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- Gia đình tôi sống ở phường Vạn Sơn. (My family lives in Vạn Sơn ward.)
- Vạn Sơn thuộc thị xã Đồ Sơn, Hải Phòng. (Vạn Sơn belongs to Đồ Sơn town, Hải Phòng.)
Advanced Usage
- As a proper noun, "Vạn Sơn" is used almost exclusively as a place name. It may appear in official addresses, administrative documents, and geographical descriptions.
Variants and Related Words
- Đồ Sơn (Proper noun): The town (thị xã) that contains Vạn Sơn ward.
- Hải Phòng (Proper noun): The major port city under which Đồ Sơn town is administered.
Synonyms
- Ward: An administrative division (the English equivalent for "phường" in this context).
Note on Meaning
- "Vạn Sơn" is a specific toponym (place name). It does not have a general lexical meaning outside of its use as a geographical identifier. The name itself may be composed of the Sino-Vietnamese elements "vạn" (ten thousand) and "sơn" (mountain), but as a unit, it refers solely to this particular location.