nghệ nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝人 (“craftsman, artist”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ ɲən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ ɲəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩˨ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nghệ nhân

1. craftsman, artisan, artist (in handicrafts)

Related terms

• nghệ sĩ (“artist (in showbiz or fine arts)”)
• hoạ sĩ (“artist (painter or drawer)”)