Viễn Đông
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== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
Sino-Vietnamese word from 遠東, composed of 遠 (“far”) and 東 (“east”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˨ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]
=== Proper noun ===
Viễn Đông
(dated) Far East, Orient (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)
=== See also ===
Viễn Tây
Trung Đông
Cận Đông