thanh tao
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
清
and
騷
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[tʰajŋ̟˧˧ taːw˧˧]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[tʰɛɲ˧˧ taːw˧˧]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[tʰan˧˧ taːw˧˧]
Adjective
thanh
tao
refined
;
mannered
;
noble
;
elevated
;
exalted