tiếu lâm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 笑林, name of a collection of jokes and satirical pieces from Ancient China.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˦ ləm˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˨˩˦ ləm˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˦˥ ləm˧˧]

Adjective

tiếu lâm

  1. (narratology) comedic; humorous; funny
    chuyện tiếu lâm ― funny stories; jokes
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