a city and port on the south coast of Vietnam; pop 5,929,500 (est. 2009). It was the capital of the French colony established in Vietnam in the 19th century, becoming capital of South Vietnam in the partition of 1954. Official name (since 1975)
西贡(越南南部沿海港口城市,2009年估计人口5,929,500;为19世纪法国在越南建立的殖民地的首都,在1954年的分裂中成为南越的首都,官方名称胡志明市[1975年 起] )。