nhân vật
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (Southern Vietnam, dated) nhơn vật
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 人物, composed of 人 (“person”) and 物 (“thing”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ jək̚˨˩˨]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Noun
nhân vật
- a figure (person)
- (fiction) a character