văn vần

Vietnamese

Etymology

văn (language; writing) +‎ vần (rhyme).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

văn vần

  1. (poetry) poetry, but only in contrast with văn xuôi (prose)

See also

  • thơ (poetry in general)