nhã nhạc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雅樂, composed of 雅 (“elegant”) and 樂 (“music”), from Middle Chinese 雅樂 (ngaeX ngaewk).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaː˦ˀ˥ ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaː˧˨ ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaː˨˩˦ ɲaːk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

nhã nhạc

  1. (music) the ancient court ritual music of Vietnam, of Chinese origin
    nhã nhạc cung đình Huế ― Hue royal court music
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