Hoa văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 華文 (written Chinese).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ van˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ vaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [waː˧˧ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

Hoa văn

  1. (education) Mandarin, especially Mandarin taught at a private Mandarin-language school
    Hoa văn thương mạicommercial Mandarin

See also