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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 正寫, composed of 正 (“correct; Traditional Chinese”) and 寫 (“to write”), from Chinese 正寫／正写 (zhèngxiě, “to write Traditional Chinese”). Compare Japanese 正写 (seisha, “certification of authenticity”) and Japanese 正写し (shōutsushi).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ taː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ taː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥ taː˨˩˦]

Noun

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1. (orthography) orthography
2. (education) dictation