Vietnamese
Etymology
đờn (southern variant of đàn (“musical instrument”)) + ca (“to sing”) + tài tử (“virtuoso”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːn˨˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːŋ˦˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəːŋ˨˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]
Noun
đờn ca tài tử
- (music) a type of traditional musical performance in southern Vietnam