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Tong-King

Tong-King is the alternative form of Tonkin.

Meaning of Tonkin

Proper noun (1)

Tonkin (plural Tonkins)

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Proper noun (2)

Tonkin

  1. (archaic) Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.
    Synonyms:
    Hanoi
  2. (historical) A former domain in northern Vietnam.
    Synonyms:
    Đàng Ngoài
  3. (historical) A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.
    Synonyms:
    Bắc Kỳ

Origin of Tong-King

From irregular romanization of Vietnamese Đông Kinh (“Hanoi; its former kingdom”), from đông (“east, eastern”) + kinh (“capital”), from Middle Chinese 東 (tuwng) + 京 (kjaeng), q.v.

Words formed from Tong-King

Questions about Tong-King

What is Tong-King the alternative form of?
Tong-King is the alternative form of Tonkin.

Words near Tong-King in the dictionary

  1. tong laus
  2. tong sui
  3. tong war
  4. tong wars
  5. Tong'an
  6. Tong-King
  7. tonga
  8. tonga bean
  9. tonga beans
  10. Tonga Trench
  11. Tongala

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Tong-King (page history and authors); Tonkin (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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