ôn cố tri tân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 溫故知新.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔon˧˧ ko˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˧ tən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ kow˨˩˦ ʈɪj˧˧ təŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ kow˦˥ ʈɪj˧˧ təŋ˧˧]

    Idiom

    ôn cố tri tân

    1. One should be able to derive new understanding while revising what one has learned.