tự sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敘事 (“to narrate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [tɨ˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˨ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [tɨ˨˩˨ sɨ˨˩˨]

Adjective

tự sự

1. (writing, literature) narrative

   Coordinate term: trữ tình

   văn tự sự

   narrative prose