vũ đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舞 (“to dance”) and 道 (“way”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vũ đạo

1. (uncommon) dancing as an artform
2. choreography