Thiên tự văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 千字文.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ vaŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨ jaŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

Thiên tự văn

1. (literature) the Thousand Character Classic (a poem used as a primer for teaching Chinese characters to children from the sixth century onward)