biền ngẫu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 駢 and 偶.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓiən˨˩ ŋəw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˦˩ ŋəw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓiəŋ˨˩ ŋəw˨˩˦]
Adjective
- pianwen; a rhythmical prose style characterized by parallelism and ornateness