thơ ca

See also: thoca

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 詩歌 (SV: thi ca), from Chinese 詩歌 / 诗歌 (shīgē). Compare Japanese 詩歌 (shiika, shika).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəː˧˧ kaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəː˧˧ kaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəː˧˧ kaː˧˧]

Noun

thơ ca

  1. (literary) synonym of thơ (poetry)
  2. (literary, literal, collective) poetry and singing
    thơ ca nhạc hoạ
    poetry, singing, music and painting; the arts