văn vần
Vietnamese
Etymology
văn (“language; writing”) + vần (“rhyme”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧ vən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ vəŋ˨˩] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ jəŋ˨˩]
Noun
văn vần
- (poetry) poetry, but only in contrast with văn xuôi (“prose”)
See also
- thơ (“poetry in general”)