hoạt họa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːk̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːk̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (alive) and (drawing).

Noun

hoạt họa

  1. (art, film) animation
    Synonym: hoạt hình

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from (slippery; funny) and (drawing).

Noun

hoạt họa

  1. (obsolete) a caricature (a humorous or satirical cartoon drawing)
    Synonym: biếm hoạ