điển tích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 典 (“classical book”) and 跡 (“trace; deed”). See also Chinese 典故 (diǎngù, “allusion to classical tales”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiən˧˩ tïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˧˨ tɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦ tɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

điển tích

  1. a tale of old happenings, often the basis of sayings or moral lessons
    Synonym: điển cố
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