đờn ca tài tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

đờn (southern variant of đàn (“musical instrument”)) +‎ ca (“to sing”) +‎ tài tử (“amateur”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəːn˨˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˨˩ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəːŋ˦˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˦˩ tɨ˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəːŋ˨˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

đờn ca tài tử

1. (music) a type of traditional musical performance in southern Vietnam