toạ đàm

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tọa đàm

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 座談, composed of 座 (“to sit”) and 談 (“to talk”). Compare Japanese 座談 (zadan).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [twaː˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [twaː˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːm˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [t⁽ʷ⁾aː˨˩˨ ʔɗaːm˨˩]

Verb

toạ đàm

1. to hold a talk or discussion