thành đô
Definition
- Noun:
- Capital city: The primary city of a country or region, where the central government is usually located. This term is often used in historical or literary contexts.
- Metropolis / Major city: A large, significant, and often central city within a region or country.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Hà Nội là thành đô của Việt Nam. (Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam.)
- Thành đô cổ này có lịch sử hàng nghìn năm. (This ancient capital city has a history of thousands of years.)
- Thành phố này đã phát triển thành một thành đô kinh tế. (This city has developed into an economic metropolis.)
Advanced Usage
- The word "thành đô" carries a classical or formal tone and is more likely to be found in historical, literary, or formal administrative texts than in everyday conversation. In modern daily speech, "thủ đô" is the more common and neutral term for a political capital.
Variants and Related Words
Thủ đô (n): Capital city. This is the standard, modern term for a political capital.
- Berlin là thủ đô của nước Đức. (Berlin is the capital of Germany.)
Kinh đô (n): Imperial capital. This term specifically refers to the capital of a monarchy or empire.
- Huế từng là kinh đô của triều Nguyễn. (Hue was once the imperial capital of the Nguyen dynasty.)
Synonyms
- Capital: The city that is the seat of government.
- Metropolis: A very large and densely populated city.
Related Idioms
- While "thành đô" itself is not commonly used in idioms, the concept of a capital is central to phrases like:
- "Phồn hoa đô hội": A phrase describing a bustling, prosperous, and metropolitan city.
- Sài Gòn là một thành phố phồn hoa đô hội. (Saigon is a bustling and prosperous metropolis.)