thi ca

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

thơ ca

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩歌, from Chinese 詩歌／诗歌 (shīgē). Compare Japanese 詩歌 (shiika, shika).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˧ kaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ kaː˧˧]

Noun

thi ca

(literary) poetry
Synonym: thơ
(literary, literal, collective) poetry and singing
Synonym: thơ ca

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