biếm hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• biếm họa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貶 (“to abase/to criticize”) and 畫 (“drawing”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˧˦ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˦˧˥ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓim˦˥ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

biếm hoạ

1. a caricature (a humorous or satirical cartoon drawing)

   Synonym: hoạt họa