tự sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 敘事 (to narrate).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [tɨ˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    tự sự

    1. (writing, literature) narrative
      Coordinate term: trữ tình
      văn tự sự
      narrative prose