văn hiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文獻.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧ hiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ hiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ hiəŋ˦˥] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ hiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

văn hiến

  1. long-standing cultural traditions (of a people); civilisation