Tonkin

n. 东京(越南北部一地区的旧称)

词形变化

Tonkins 复数

别名

Tonquin Tong-King

释义与例句

name
  1. 1.

    A surname transferred from the given name.

  2. 1.

    Synonym of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam.

    古体
  3. 2.

    A former kingdom in northern Vietnam.

    历史
  4. 3.

    A former protectorate in northern Vietnam, a colony of France.

    历史
  5. 4.

    Ellipsis of the Gulf of Tonkin: a gulf in northern Vietnam.

  6. 5.

    Ellipsis of Gulf of Tonkin incident, a 1964 event used to increase US involvement in the Vietnamese Civil War.

相关短语

Tonkin toad Tonkin toads Tonkin pit viper Tonkin pit vipers Gulf of Tonkin 北部湾

词源

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

来源：wiktionary