đờn ca tài tử

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

  1. (music) a type of traditional musical performance in southern Vietnam