tứ nghệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四藝, composed of 四 (“four”) and 藝 (“ability, skill”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˦ ŋe˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ ŋej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˦˥ ŋej˨˩˨]
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Noun

tứ nghệ

  1. the Four Arts which were the four main academic and artistic talents required of the aristocratic ancient Chinese scholar-gentleman:
    1. cầm (琴, “string instrument”)
    2. kì (棋, “board game”)
    3. thư (書, “calligraphy”)
      In the Vietnamese tradition, usually replaced by thi (詩, “poetry”)
    4. hoạ (畫, “painting”)

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