vũ công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舞 (“to dance”) and 工 (“work”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vu˦ˀ˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vʊw˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vʊw˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [jʊw˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

vũ công

1. a dancer, especially, but not limited to, one of traditional or artistic dance