Thiên tự văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 千字文.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ van˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vaŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jaŋ˧˧]

    Proper noun

    Thiên tự văn

    1. (literature) the Thousand Character Classic (a poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children from the sixth century onward)