nhã nhạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 雅樂, composed of 雅 (“elegant”) and 樂 (“music”), from Middle Chinese 雅樂 (ngaeX ngaewk).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    nhã nhạc

    1. (music) the ancient court ritual music of Vietnam, of Chinese origin
      nhã nhạc cung đình Huế ― Hue royal court music
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