Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 州 (“continent”) and 歐 (“Europe”). From Borrowing from Chinese 歐洲, but cast in Vietnamese word order, with the noun preceding the modifier. Usage of this term has almost completely replaced usage of the direct loan Âu châu ‎(歐洲) in Vietnam.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɜw˧˧ ʔɜw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ṯɕɜw˧˧ ʔɜw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c̻ɜw˧˥ ʔɜw˧˥]