diễn viên hài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 演員, composed of 演 (“to act”) and 員 (“-er”), and Sino-Vietnamese word from 諧 (“humorous”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

diễn viên hài

1. comedian