bút nghiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 筆硯 (“brush and inkstone”, SV: bút nghiễn).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˦ ŋiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    bút nghiên

    1. (literally) brushes and inkstone
      mượn lấy bút nghiên tỏ ít lời ― let me borrow the brush and inkstone to explain a few words
    2. (figurative) studies; literary endeavours
      theo đòi bút nghiên ― to ready oneself for one's studies
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