mĩ thuật

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 美術, composed of (beautiful) and (art), from Japanese 美術 (bijutsu, fine arts), calqued from English fine arts.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˦ˀ˥ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˧˨ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩˦ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier nền) thuật

    1. some visual arts, such as painting, drawing, sculpture, graphic design, animation, photography
    2. (primary education, as a subject) drawing and painting

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    See also