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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 演 (“to practise”) and 寫 (“to write; to describe”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziən˦ˀ˥ taː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jiəŋ˧˨ taː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jiəŋ˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦]

Verb

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1. to describe; to express; to portray