ca trù

Vietnamese

Etymology

歌 (song) + 籌 (bamboo card). Bamboo cards were formerly sold to listeners, who would award them to their favorite singers, who then redeemed the cards for money.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ t͡ɕu˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˨˩]

Noun

ca trù

1. ca tru, a genre of traditional singing from northern Vietnam

Synonyms

• hát ả đào
• hát ca trù
• hát nói