văn ngôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文言.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧ ŋon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧]

Noun

Literary Chinese (literary language used from the fall of the Han dynasty (220 C.E.) to the early 20th century)
Classical Chinese (literary language used in old China)
Synonyms: cổ văn, Hán văn

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