"văn xuôi" meaning in Vietnamese

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Noun

IPA: [van˧˧ suəj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [vaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧] [Huế], [vaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧] (note: Saigon), [jaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: văn (“language; writing”) + xuôi (“flowy”), perhaps from the notion that prose "flows" easier than poetry (which is more restrictive in terms of syllable counts and rhymes) Etymology templates: {{com|vi|văn|xuôi|t1=language; writing|t2=flowy}} văn (“language; writing”) + xuôi (“flowy”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} văn xuôi, {{vi-noun}} văn xuôi
  1. (literature) prose Categories (topical): Literature Related terms: văn vần
    Sense id: en-văn_xuôi-vi-noun-jozFp-zH Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Topics: literature, media, publishing
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "văn",
        "3": "xuôi",
        "t1": "language; writing",
        "t2": "flowy"
      },
      "expansion": "văn (“language; writing”) + xuôi (“flowy”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "văn (“language; writing”) + xuôi (“flowy”), perhaps from the notion that prose \"flows\" easier than poetry (which is more restrictive in terms of syllable counts and rhymes)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "văn xuôi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "văn xuôi",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "vi",
          "name": "Literature",
          "orig": "vi:Literature",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
            "Society",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prose"
      ],
      "id": "en-văn_xuôi-vi-noun-jozFp-zH",
      "links": [
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "prose",
          "prose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literature) prose"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "văn vần"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[van˧˧ suəj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "văn xuôi"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "văn",
        "3": "xuôi",
        "t1": "language; writing",
        "t2": "flowy"
      },
      "expansion": "văn (“language; writing”) + xuôi (“flowy”)",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "văn (“language; writing”) + xuôi (“flowy”), perhaps from the notion that prose \"flows\" easier than poetry (which is more restrictive in terms of syllable counts and rhymes)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "văn xuôi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "văn xuôi",
      "name": "vi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "văn vần"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese compound terms",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese nouns",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "vi:Literature"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "prose"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "prose",
          "prose"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literature) prose"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[van˧˧ suəj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jaŋ˧˧ suj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "văn xuôi"
}

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