điển tích
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 典 (“classical book”) and 跡 (“trace; deed”). See also Chinese 典故 (diǎngù, “allusion to classical tales”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiən˧˩ tïk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˧˨ tɨt̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦ tɨt̚˦˥]
Noun
edit- a tale of old happenings, often the basis of sayings or moral lessons
- Synonym: điển cố