chầu văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 朝 (“to pay homage/to perform the morning ceremony”, SV: triều) and 文 ("culture"/"literature", perhaps from a historical reading as "ceremony/ritual").

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˨˩ van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəw˦˩ vaŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəw˨˩ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [cəw˨˩ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

chầu văn

1. (religion) a type of musical trance ritual associated with Đạo Mẫu (mother goddess worship)

Related terms

• hát văn (secular chầu văn)