anh hùng ca

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hùng ca

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 英雄 (“hero”) and 歌 (“song”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ kaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kaː˧˧]

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Noun

anh hùng ca

1. an epic about a hero or heroes

   Hypernyms: sử thi, trường ca