nghệ nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝人 (“craftsman, artist”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ ɲən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ ɲəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nghệ nhân

  1. craftsman, artisan, artist (in handicrafts)
  • nghệ sĩ (“artist (in showbiz or fine arts)”)
  • hoạ sĩ (“artist (painter or drawer)”)
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