bút nghiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 筆硯 (SV: bút nghiễn).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓut̚˧˦ ŋiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

bút nghiên

(literally) brushes and inkstone
(figurative) studies; literary endeavours
theo đòi bút nghiên ― to ready oneself for one's studies

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