Hồ Chí Minh

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === 胡 (a common Vietnamese surname, SV: Hồ) +‎ 志明 (“enlightened will”, SV: Chí Minh). It is the most well-known pseudonym of Nguyễn Sinh Cung (1890-1969), the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ho˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˦ mïŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [how˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ mɨn˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [how˨˩ cɪj˦˥ mɨn˧˧] === Proper noun === Hồ Chí Minh • (胡志明) Hồ Chí Minh, the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. (usually Northern Vietnam and Central Vietnam) short for Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh (“Ho Chi Minh City”)