tản văn

See also: tân văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 散文 (“prose”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˧˩ van˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [taːŋ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    tản văn

    1. (literature) type of free prose in which the author expresses their thoughts, feelings, impressions, etc.
      Synonym: văn xuôi
      Near-synonym: tuỳ bút
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