thơ ca

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thi ca

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 詩歌 (SV: thi ca), from Chinese 詩歌／诗歌 (shīgē). Compare Japanese 詩歌 (shiika, shika).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˧˧ kaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˧˧ kaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəː˧˧ kaː˧˧]

Noun

thơ ca

1. (literary) Synonym of thơ (“poetry”)
2. (literary, literal, collective) poetry and singing

   thơ ca nhạc hoạ

   poetry, singing, music and painting; the arts