vai

𣘾 (CJK)
𦠘 (CJK)
𦢳 (CJK)
ban (alternative)

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-vai.wav

Attested as Northern Middle Vietnamese ꞗĕai, ꞗai in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), a dictionary based chiefly on the Northern dialects.
Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 多埋 (MC ta meaj) (modern SV: đa mai).
Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔapaal (“shoulder”) (whence Pacoh apal).
Some North Central dialects have the form ban with unlenited ‹b› (vs. mainstream form with lenited ‹v›) and ‹-n› reflex of earlier *-l.

vai chính

vai phụ


phần

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-phần.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 分 (“part; portion”), 份, from Middle Chinese 分 (bjunH), 份 (bjunH).
The huyền tone here is rather problematic. The regular tone derivation pattern, based on the original Middle Chinese tone and onset consonant would be as follows:
* 分 (bjunH, “portion”, 去聲 /去声 (qùshēng, “departing tone”), 全濁聲母 /全浊声母 (quánzhuó shēngmǔ, “voiced obstruent onset”)) > Vietnamese phận, Mandarin 分 (fèn), Cantonese 分 (fan6)
* 分 (pjun, “to divide”, 平聲 /平声 (píngshēng, “level tone”), 清聲母 /清声母 (qīng shēngmǔ, “voiceless obstruent onset”)) > Vietnamese phân, Mandarin 分 (fēn), Cantonese 分 (fan1)
The huyền tone suggests an unattested Middle Chinese reading:
* 分 (*bjun, “portion”, level tone, voiced obstruent onset) > Vietnamese phần
Alternatively, the huyền tone suggests non-Classical Chinese origin. Compare hè and hạ, mùi and vị, vì and vị.
Doublet of phân and phận. Cognate with Mandarin 分 (fèn) and Cantonese 分 (fan6). See also phần tử and phân tử, and Phần Lan.


câm

For the sense of "orthographically silent", a semantic loan from French muet.

kịch câm


siêu nhân

[siəw˧˧ ɲən˧˧]

[ʂiw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

[siw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

[ʂiw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

[siw˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 超人, composed of 超 (“super-”) and 人 (“human”).
The second sense was very popular in Vietnam during the 2000s era, when Hãng phim Phương Nam dominated the CD film market.

siêu nhân Gao

siêu nhân dế mèn

siêu nhân điện quang

(colloquial, film) characters of the Super Sentai/Power Ranger, Kamen Rider, or Ultraman franchise


điện ảnh

[ʔɗiən˧˨ʔ ʔajŋ̟˧˩]

[ʔɗiəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɛɲ˧˨]

[ʔɗiəŋ˨˩˨ ʔan˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-điện ảnh.wav

(film) cinema (the film and movie industry; the art of making films and movies)


nghệ sĩ

[ŋe˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]

[ŋej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨]

[ŋej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]

[ŋej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦]

[ŋej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

nghệ sĩ hài

nghệ sĩ cải lương

(chiefly film, television) a specialist in humanities; an artist, painter, musician, actor, comic, etc.


phim

cuốn (classifier)
bộ (classifier)
thước (classifier)

phim truyện

cinematic live action TV series or TV movie

(film, television, pornography) any type of video involving cinematic elements, such as movies, TV series, commercials, documentaries, etc., except music videos; or pornographic videos or sex tapes that may or may not involve cinematic elements


phim ảnh

[fim˧˧ ʔajŋ̟˧˩]

[fim˧˧ ʔɛɲ˧˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-phim ảnh.wav

phim (“film; video”) + ảnh (“image; photograph”)

com

(film, television) cinema and fiction television


kết giới

[ket̚˧˦ zəːj˧˦]

[ket̚˦˧˥ jəːj˨˩˦]

[kəːt̚˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-kết giới.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結界, from Japanese 結界, introduced in Japanese manga

(fiction, fantasy, manga, anime, video games) energy barrier/shield, forcefield


kết giới sư

[ket̚˧˦ zəːj˧˦ sɨ˧˧]

[ket̚˦˧˥ jəːj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˧]

[ket̚˦˧˥ jəːj˨˩˦ sɨ˧˧]

[kəːt̚˦˥ jəːj˦˥ ʂɨ˧˧]

[kəːt̚˦˥ jəːj˦˥ sɨ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-kết giới sư.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 結界師, from Japanese 結界師, introduced in the Japanese manga Kekkaishi

(fiction, fantasy, manga, anime) barrier master, kekkaishi


bom tấn

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ tən˧˦]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ təŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ təŋ˦˥]


cảnh

(cinematography, television, theater) scene (so much of a play as passes without change of locality or time)

(film) shot (single unbroken sequence of photographic film exposures)


ê-kíp

[ʔe˧˧ kip̚˧˦]

[ʔej˧˧ kip̚˦˧˥]


mắt cá

[mak̚˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦]

From mắt (“eye”) + cá (“fish”). The adjective is a semantic loan from English fisheye (adjective).

semantic loan

(photography, film, of lenses or shots) fisheye


biên tập

[ʔɓiən˧˧ təp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ təp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ təp̚˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-biên tập.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 編輯, from Chinese 編輯 /编辑 (biānjí).

Biên tập
Vũ Văn A

(writing, publishing, journalism, advertising, film, television) to edit


thuyết minh

[tʰwiət̚˧˦ mïŋ˧˧]

[tʰwiək̚˦˧˥ mɨn˧˧]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾iək̚˦˥ mɨn˧˧]

(film, television, for foreign films or shows) to provide translation with voice-over; to voice-over

(film, usually for documentaries) to narrate


kĩ xảo

[kɪj˨˩˦ saːw˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 技巧, composed of 技 (“technique”) and 巧 (“skill”)

vi-etym-sino

(cinematography) Short for hiệu ứng kĩ xảo (“special effects”).


biên tập viên

[ʔɓiən˧˧ təp̚˧˨ʔ viən˧˧]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ təp̚˨˩ʔ viəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ təp̚˨˩˨ viəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ təp̚˨˩˨ jiəŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-biên tập viên.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 編輯 (“to edit”) and 員 (“-er”), analyzable as biên tập + -viên.

(writing, publishing, journalism, advertising, film, television) an editor


bố cục

[ʔɓo˧˦ kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓow˨˩˦ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓow˦˥ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

(art, drawing, painting, photography, film, television) composition


đạo cụ

[ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ ku˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ kʊw˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ kʊw˨˩˨]

(theater, film) prop, theatrical property


phim trường

[fim˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]

[fim˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]

[fim˧˧ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-phim trường.wav

phim (“film”) + -trường (“field”). Suffixing non-Sino-Vietnamese elements with Sino-Vietnamese ones is still limited to a few neologisms.

Trên phim trường Hollywood


chạy sô

[t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ so˧˧]

[t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ʂow˧˧]

(chiefly film, television, theater) to participate in many shows at the same time


hoạt họa

Sino-Vietnamese word from 活 (“alive”) and 畫 (“drawing”).

[hwaːt̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ]

[hwaːk̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ]

[waːk̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨]


phim truyện

[fim˧˧ ʈwiəŋ˨˩ʔ]

[fim˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-phim truyện.wav

(fiction, television, film) a fiction live action TV show or film


cát-xê

(chiefly film, television, theater) remuneration, honorarium


phim chưởng

[fim˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]

[fim˧˧ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˨]

[fim˧˧ cɨəŋ˨˩˦]

phim (“cinematic TV show or film”) + chưởng (“palming martial arts move”).

com

(informal, fiction, television, film) a wuxia TV show or film, especially one where the palming move, especially the magical "qi-manipulating" variety, is used a lot


dị giới

[zi˧˨ʔ zəːj˧˦]

[jɪj˨˩ʔ jəːj˨˩˦]

[jɪj˨˩˨ jəːj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 異 (“different”) and 界 (“world”), clipping of dị thế giới.

vi-etym-sino

(neologism, manga, anime, Chinese fiction) an isekai


dị thế giới

[zi˧˨ʔ tʰe˧˦ zəːj˧˦]

[jɪj˨˩ʔ tʰej˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]

[jɪj˨˩˨ tʰej˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 異世界, composed of 異 (“different”) and 世界 (“world”), from Japanese 異世界 (isekai).

(manga, anime, Chinese fiction) Synonym of dị giới (“an isekai”)


Nôbita

[no˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧ taː˧˧]

[now˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧ taː˧˧]

[now˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧ taː˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Nô-bi-ta.wav

(manga, anime) Nobita, the main character of the manga series Doraemon.


phòng vé

[fawŋ͡m˨˩ vɛ˧˦]

[fawŋ͡m˦˩ vɛ˨˩˦]

[fɔŋ˦˩ vɛ˨˩˦]

[fawŋ͡m˨˩ vɛ˦˥]

[fawŋ͡m˨˩ jɛ˦˥]

Compound of phòng (“room; office”) + vé (“ticket”).


bom xịt

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ sit̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ sit̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓɔm˧˧ sɨt̚˨˩˨]

Compound of bom (“bomb”) + xịt (“unexploded”).