tản văn

See also: tân văn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 散文 (“prose”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˧˩ van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [taːŋ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]

Noun

tản văn

1. (literature) type of free prose in which the author expresses their thoughts, feelings, impressions, etc.

   Near-synonym: tuỳ bút