hoạ viên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• họa viên

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 畫 and 員.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧] ~ [waː˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

hoạ viên

1. draftsperson (person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans)