văn
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
- Homophones: văng, giăng (South Vietnam)
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Noun[edit]
văn
- Clipping of văn học (“literature”).
- Hán văn ― classical Chinese literature; literary Chinese
- (education) Clipping of ngữ văn (“secondary Vietnamese”).
- writing
- (only in fixed expressions) language
- văn nói ― spoken language; speech
- văn viết ― written language; text