văn nghệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文藝, composed of 文 (“literature”) and 藝 (“art”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧ ŋe˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ ŋej˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ ŋej˨˩˨] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ ŋej˨˩˨]

Noun

văn nghệ

1. Clipping of văn học nghệ thuật (“literature and art”).
2. (collective) (usually moderate-budget) amateur performances that involves singing and/or dancing to a song, and/or playing instruments, and/or sometimes also theatricals

   tiết mục văn nghệ

   an amateur musical performance

Derived terms

• văn nghệ văn gừng