hài kịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 諧劇.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩ kïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haːj˦˩ kɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːj˨˩ kɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier vở, tấn) hài kịch

1. comedy

Usage notes

• Dante Alighieri's Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)” translates to Vietnamese Thần Khúc (literally, “Divine Ode”), in keeping with the meaning “a narrative poem with an agreeable ending” of commedia “comedy” in Medieval Europe.

Synonyms

• hí kịch

Antonyms

• bi kịch