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源自法语 'Tonkin',可能来自越南语 'Đông Kinh'(东京),意为“东部首都”。
❶ 指越南北部地区的历史名称,现多用于地理或历史语境中描述该区域。
“Tonkin was an important region during the French colonial period.”
(东京地区在法国殖民时期是一个重要区域。)
“The Tonkin Gulf is located in the northern part of Vietnam.”
(东京湾位于越南北部。)
Gulf of Tonkin — 指越南北部的海湾,历史上因东京湾事件而闻名。
“The Gulf of Tonkin incident escalated the Vietnam War.”
(东京湾事件加剧了越南战争。)