gia truyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家傳, composed of 家 (“family”) and 傳 (“to pass on/down”), from Chinese 家傳 / 家传 (“passed down”). Compare the alternative reading of Chinese 家傳 / 家传 (gia truyện, “family story/anecdote/legend”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˧ t͡ɕwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʈwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

gia truyền

  1. passed down through generations of an extended family
    công thức gia truyền ― a family recipe

See also

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