tỉnh thành
Definition
- Noun:
- City; urban center: A populated area, distinct from the countryside, where administrative offices and production are concentrated. It refers to an urban settlement.
Usage Examples
- (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are major cities of Vietnam.)
- (He likes the dynamic pace of life in cities.)
- (The infrastructure in this city is very developed.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in a formal or administrative context to refer to cities and provinces collectively, implying major urban administrative divisions.
- Kế hoạch phát triển kinh tế cho các tỉnh thành trọng điểm. (The economic development plan for key cities/provinces.)
Variants and Related Words
- Thành phố (n): city; a more common and specific term for "city."
- Thành phố cảng (port city)
- Đô thị (n): urban area; metropolis.
- Quy hoạch đô thị (urban planning)
- Tỉnh (n): province; an administrative division that may contain both urban and rural areas.
- Tỉnh lỵ (provincial capital)
Synonyms
- City
- Urban center
- Municipality (in an administrative sense)
Related Idioms
- Chốn tỉnh thành: A poetic or literary way to refer to "the city" or "the urban realm," often contrasting with rural life.
- Chàng trai từ bỏ chốn tỉnh thành ồn ào để về quê sống. (The young man abandoned the noisy city to return to his homeland to live.)