nhân vật

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, dated) nhơn vật

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人物, composed of 人 (“person”) and 物 (“thing”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ vət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ vək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ vək̚˨˩˨] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ jək̚˨˩˨]

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Noun

nhân vật

1. a figure (person)
2. (fiction) a character