diễn văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to perform) and (text, composition).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziən˦ˀ˥ van˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiəŋ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiəŋ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier bài) diễn văn

  1. lecture, talk, speech
    bài diễn văn khai mạc
    the opening speech