điển tích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 典 (“classical book”) and 跡 (“trace; deed”). See also Chinese 典故 (diǎngù, “allusion to classical tales”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiən˧˩ tïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˧˨ tɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˦ tɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

điển tích

a tale of old happenings, often the basis of sayings or moral lessons
Synonym: điển cố

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