"Phường kia và phường này"

Translation: That ward and this ward

[Draxxium]

What type of "ward" (context) is this refering to?

[ydieu]

in vietnam, we have cities, within cities we have districts. districts are broken down into wards (administrative regions). hope that helps.

[CeeCeeSong]

thank you, it does help. But does it also mean ward, like ward of the state? Because I seem to recall in another level lesson that it said something about someone being a ward of someone else.

[tiff_th]

This is very helpful. Can it also refer to a ward (as in a person)? Definrf as "a person, especially a minor, who has been legally placed under the care of a guardian or a court"?

[TinmanJuggernaut]

Ho Chi Minh City is broken up into 24 districts (quận), which themselves are broken up into a total of 259 wards. So they're like neighborhoods. Hanoi has this also.

[Egg432907]

I had this same question. I had absolutely no idea what this question was referring to.

[JCMcGee]

It sounds to me like the two phương are being pronounced differently?

[ydieu]

it's not. they are pronounced the same. i'm a native vietnamese speaker.

[SannerWhit]

I am confused...phuong is a room?

[AnhCaKien]

Phòng is room phương is ward as in the wards Vietnam is divided into

[MzOthman]

Phuong means ward and not room then.

[Rastiller]

Something is wrong with this... I typed "phong", it accepted but showed translation "ward" not room

[shrikrishna1]

Ýe, I do.

[TobyBartels]

Even realizing that you meant to write ‘Yes, I do.’, I don't understand this comment.

[shrikrishna1]

Sorry, I wanted to write I too find the pronunciation is different. I think that the pronunciation of nasal consonant depends on the following consonant.

[Birdy412764]

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