tự điển
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: từ điển
Contents
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 字典 (“Han character dictionary”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ̞̠˧ˀ˨ʔ ˀɗiɜn˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ̞̠ɰ˨ˀ˨ʔ ˀɗiɜŋ˧˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨ̞̠ɰ˨ˀ˧ʔ ˀɗiɜŋ˨˦]
Noun[edit]
- (chiefly academic) a Han character dictionary
- (by extension) a dictionary
Usage notes[edit]
- Even though some Sinologists may proscribe the use of the word in the sense of "generic dictionary", authors of cheap dictionaries may still label their "English-Vietnamese dictionaries" as tự điển. The fine distinction is not widely known outside the realm of Sinology.
Synonyms[edit]
- (dictionary): từ điển
Further reading[edit]
- "tự điển" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
