ôn cố tri tân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 溫故知新.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔon˧˧ ko˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˧ tən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ kow˨˩˦ ʈɪj˧˧ təŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔoŋ˧˧ kow˦˥ ʈɪj˧˧ təŋ˧˧]

Idiom

ôn cố tri tân

  1. One should be able to derive new understanding while revising what one has learned.