mạn hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • mạn họa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 漫畫, orthographical borrowing from Chinese 漫畫 / 漫画 (mànhuà, caricature), from Japanese 漫画 (caricature, comic)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːn˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːŋ˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cuốn, quyển, tấm) mạn hoạ

  1. a caricature
  2. an illustrated storybook
  3. a comic
  4. a graphic novel
  5. a manhua, a manga

Synonyms

  1. synonym of biếm hoạ (a caricature (a humorous or satirical cartoon drawing))
    Synonym: hoạt họa

See also