tản văn

See also: tân văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 散文 (prose).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˧˩ van˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [taːŋ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

tản văn

  1. (literature) type of free prose in which the author expresses their thoughts, feelings, impressions, etc.
    Near-synonym: tuỳ bút