văn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧]
• Homophones: văng, giăng

Noun

văn

1. Clipping of văn học (“literature”).

   Hán văn

   classical Chinese literature; literary Chinese

2. (education) Clipping of ngữ văn (“literature”).
3. writing

   giỏi văn

   good at writing

   văn hay chữ đẹp

   eloquent expression, beautiful handwriting

   văn vẻ

   eloquent

   đạo văn

   to plagiarize written works

4. (only in fixed expressions) language

   văn nói

   spoken language; speech

   văn viết

   written language; text

See also

• nhân văn
• văn phạm