Tam thiên tự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三千字 (“three thousand characters”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ tʰiən˧˧ tɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːm˧˧ tʰiəŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˨]

Proper noun

Tam thiên tự

1. (literature) the Tam thiên tự (a Vietnamese text that was used in the past to teach young children Chinese characters (chữ Hán) and chữ Nôm)

   Synonym: (original title) Tự học toản yếu