văn võ song toàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 文武雙全

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [van˧˧ vɔ˦ˀ˥ sawŋ͡m˧˧ twaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ vɔ˧˨ ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩] ~ [vaŋ˧˧ vɔ˧˨ sɔŋ˧˧ twaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaŋ˧˧ vɔ˨˩˦ ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ jɔ˨˩˦ sawŋ͡m˧˧ t⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

văn võ song toàn

1. (idiomatic, archaic, of a man) good at both the arts of fighting/warring and writing