cao nhã

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 高雅.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ɲaː˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ɲaː˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    cao nhã

    1. well-mannered; refined
      (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)