thi ca

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩歌, from Chinese 詩歌 / 诗歌 (shīgē). Compare Japanese 詩歌 (shiika, shika).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˧ kaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧]

Noun

thi ca

  1. (literary) poetry
    Synonym: thơ
  2. (literary, literal, collective) poetry and singing
    Synonym: thơ ca
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