văn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧]
Homophones: văng, giăng

Noun

văn

Clipping of văn học (“literature”).
Hán văn ― classical Chinese literature; literary Chinese
(education) Clipping of ngữ văn (“secondary Vietnamese”).
writing
giỏi văn ― good at writing

văn hay chữ đẹp ― eloquent expression, beautiful handwriting

văn vẻ ― eloquent

đạo văn ― to plagiarize written works
(only in fixed expressions) language
văn nói ― spoken language; speech

văn viết ― written language; text

See also

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