ôn cố tri tân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 溫故知新.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔon˧˧ ko˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˧ tən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ kow˨˩˦ ʈɪj˧˧ təŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ kow˦˥ ʈɪj˧˧ təŋ˧˧]

Idiom

ôn cố tri tân

1. One should be able to derive new understanding while revising what one has learned.