biếm hoạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

biếm họa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貶 (“to abase/to criticize”) and 畫 (“drawing”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˧˦ hwaː˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓiəm˦˧˥ hwaː˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓim˦˥ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

biếm hoạ

a caricature (a humorous or satirical cartoon drawing)
Synonym: hoạt họa

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