nhân văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人文.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ van˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ jaŋ˧˧]

Adjective

nhân văn

  1. humanist; humanistic
  2. compassionate, generous, charitable
    Synonym: nhân ái
    lòng nhân văn ― generosity

Derived terms

Noun

nhân văn

  1. (rare, only in compounds) the humanities
    Đại học Khoa học Xã hội và Nhân văn
    the University of Social Sciences and Humanities
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