thuỷ văn
Vietnamese
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editSino-Vietnamese word from 水文, composed of 水 (“water”) and 文 (“behaviors”). Compare thiên văn (“astronomy”, literally “heavenly behaviors”) and nhân văn (“humanities”, literally “human behaviors”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwi˧˩ van˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ vaŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧]
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