văn võ song toàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 文武雙全

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧ vɔ˦ˀ˥ sawŋ͡m˧˧ twaːn˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ vɔ˧˨ ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩] ~ [vaŋ˧˧ vɔ˧˨ sɔŋ˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ vɔ˨˩˦ ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ jɔ˨˩˦ sawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩]

    Adjective

    văn võ song toàn

    1. (idiomatic, archaic, of a man) good at both the arts of fighting/warring and writing
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