văn hiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文獻.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧ hiən˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ hiəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ hiəŋ˦˥] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ hiəŋ˦˥]

Noun

văn hiến

1. long-standing cultural traditions (of a people); civilisation