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múa rối nước

noun
Hanoi [muə˧˦ zoj˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]Huế [muə˨˩˦ ʐoj˨˩˦ nɨək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [muə˦˥ ɹoj˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones

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múa rối nước means mua roi nuoc; i.e. traditional Vietnamese water puppetry.

Meanings of múa rối nước in English

Noun

  1. mua roi nuoc, i.e. traditional Vietnamese water puppetry

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, múa rối nước could be written as 𦨂𦇒渃. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

múa + rối + nước.

Frequently asked questions

What does múa rối nước mean in English?

múa rối nước (noun) means "mua roi nuoc; i.e. traditional Vietnamese water puppetry".

How do you pronounce múa rối nước?

IPA: Hanoi [muə˧˦ zoj˧˦ nɨək̚˧˦]; Saigon [muə˦˥ ɹoj˦˥ nɨək̚˦˥]. Tones: múa — rising tone (sắc), rối — rising tone (sắc), nước — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.