mi

đô, rê, mi

(music) mi (third note of diatonic scale)


tang

Trống thủng còn tang.

The drum was busted, leaving only the shell.


vai

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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. standard form with lenited ‹v›) and ‹-n› reflex of earlier *-l.

vai chính

vai phụ

(television, film, theater) a role; a part


lí

lí cây đa


cây

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From Proto-Vietic *gəl ~ *kəl. Cognate with Central Vietnamese cân, Muong câl, cấl, Kha Phong kɨl². Related to cấy.
Various words with similar shape that have the meaning of "to fell trees" occur in many Austroasiatic branches, including Semai kòl, Temiar kel, Proto-Bahnaric *kal (whence Koho köl) and Proto-Katuic *kəl (whence Pacoh câl); all could be contributed to *kuəl ~ *kəl (“to cut down, fell”), which might be related to the root above. Alternatively, compare Proto-Khmuic *tŋkəl (“stump”) (whence Khmu [Cuang] tŋkɨl), Khmer គល់ (kŭəl), Mon ဓဂဵု.

(music) Indicates string instruments and some other types of musical instruments


tiêu

(music) a vertical bamboo flute used in traditional Vietnamese music


trống

head

𤿰, 𫪹, 𪔠, 弄, 𲎚

vi-noun

𤿰, 𫪹, 𪔠, 弄, 𲎚

(classifier cái, chiếc) trống • (𤿰, 𫪹, 𪔠, 弄, 𲎚)

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
𤿰 (CJK)
𫪹 (CJK)
𪔠 (CJK)
弄 (CJK)
𲎚 (CJK)

Borrowed from Tai. Compare Thai กลอง (glɔɔng) and Lao ກອງ (kǭng).

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦]


nhã nhạc

[ɲaː˦ˀ˥ ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[ɲaː˧˨ ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[ɲaː˨˩˦ ɲaːk̚˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雅樂, composed of 雅 (“elegant”) and 樂 (“music”), from Middle Chinese 雅樂 (ŋˠa^X ŋˠʌk̚).

vi-etym-sino

nhã nhạc cung đình Huế

(music) the ancient court ritual music of Vietnam, of Chinese origin


đánh

head

đánh • (打, 𢱏)

vi-verb

đánh • (打, 𢱏)

Audio (Hà Nội)

From Proto-Vietic *taːɲʔ; cognate with Muong đénh. Related to Chinese 打 (MC taengX|tengX, “to hit, to strike”) (SV: đả).

ltc-l

(music) to play (a non-wind instrument); compare thổi (“to play/blow (a wind instrument)”)


cầm

(only in compounds, music) zither; string instrument


câm

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

kịch câm


phổ

phổ nhạc

to compose a score or to arrange it; to set to music

phổ lời

(music) to compose a score, arrange, or write lyrics to a song


khoá

cái (classifier)
課 (CJK)
鎖 (CJK)
銙 (CJK)
錁 (CJK)

Short for chìa khoá (“key”). Also semantic loan from English key and semantic loan from French clef.


tình ca

[tïŋ˨˩ kaː˧˧]

[tɨn˦˩ kaː˧˧]

[tɨn˨˩ kaː˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 情歌, composed of 情 (“love”) and 歌 (“song”).

vi-etym-sino

Câu chuyện là một bản tình ca hùng tráng, khơi dậy tình yêu quê hương, đất nước.

The story is an epic that evokes palpable love for one's home, one's country.

(literary, music, poetry, literature) a song, poem or narrative that evokes a strong feeling of love (romantic, patriotic, nostalgic or otherwise)


chuông

cái (classifier)
chiếc (classifier)
鍾 (CJK)
鐘 (CJK)

→ Khmer: ជួង (cuəng)

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 鐘 (SV: chung).
Attested as chuâng in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">chung</i>

vi-etym-sino

Chuông gọi hồn ai

For Whom the Bell Tolls (literally, “Whose Soul Does the Bell Call On?”)

Đeo/Treo chuông cổ mèo


âm chủ

[ʔəm˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩]

[ʔəm˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]

[ʔəm˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 音 (“tone”) and 主 (“primary”), calque of Chinese 主音 (chủ âm).


dàn nhạc

[zaːn˨˩ ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[jaːŋ˦˩ ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ]

[jaːŋ˨˩ ɲaːk̚˨˩˨]


giáng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 降 (“to fall”).

(music, only in compounds, after the name of a note) a flat

(music) Short for dấu giáng (“flat sign”).


lời

Attested in Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經) as 𠅜, composed of 亠, simplified from 麻 (MC mae), and 例 (MC ljejH) (modern SV: ma lệ) and 麻例 (MC mae ljejH) (modern SV: ma lệ). Attested as mlời in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651).

lời bài hát

lời 1


diễn đơn

[ziən˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəːn˧˧]

[jiəŋ˧˨ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

[jiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]


bộ đôi

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɗoj˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɗoj˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɗoj˧˧]

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bộ ba

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɓaː˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɓaː˧˧]


bộ tứ

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ tɨ˨˩˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ tɨ˦˥]


bộ năm

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ nam˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ nam˧˧]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ nam˧˧]


bộ sáu

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ saw˧˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʂaw˨˩˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ saw˨˩˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʂa(ː)w˦˥]


bộ bảy

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ʔɓaj˧˩]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ʔɓaj˧˨]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩˦]


bộ tám

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ taːm˧˦]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ taːm˦˧˥]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ taːm˦˥]


phăng-tê-di

[faŋ˧˧ tɛ˧˧ zi˧˧]

[faŋ˧˧ tɛ˧˧ ji˧˧]

(music) fantasia (an unstructured orchestral composition)


phăng-tê-di

[faŋ˧˧ tɛ˧˧ zi˧˧]

[faŋ˧˧ tɛ˧˧ ji˧˧]

2009: Lệ Chi, "Lục Tiểu Linh Đồng" [Liu Xiao Ling Tong], Thanh Niên https://web.archive.org/web/20140404032514/http://www.thanhnien.com.vn/news1/pages/200930/20090726145747.aspx
Khi có khá nhiều phim truyện và truyền hình được làm theo đề tài tác phẩm Tây du ký, Lục Tiểu Linh Đồng đã nhắc nhở: các nhà làm phim không nên bóp méo và phăng-tê-di quá hình ảnh nhân vật huyền thoại này.

With so many feature films and television shows about Journey to the West, Liu Xiao Ling Tong reminds us: filmmakers shouldn't overly distort and improvise the image of this legendary figure.

Mổi miền lại phăng ta di tên gọi khác chút đỉnh [...]

2010, “Lang thang gỏi Việt”, in Du lịch & Giải trí:

Each region tweaks the name just a bit …

(especially music) to improvise; to tweak


xô-nát

bản xô-nát Ánh Trăng


pi-a-nô

[pi˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ no˧˧]

[pɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ now˧˧]

[pɪj˧˧ ʔaː˧˧ now˧˧]


ắc-coóc-đê-ông

[ʔak̚˧˦ kɔk̚˧˦ ʔɗe˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔak̚˦˧˥ kɔk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔak̚˦˥ kɔk̚˦˥ ʔɗej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]


phong cầm

[fɔŋ˧˧ kəm˦˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 風琴 (“organ”), perhaps shortened from Japanese 手風琴 (tefūkin, thủ phong cầm, “accordion”, literally “hand organ”).

der

(dated, music) Synonym of ắc-coóc-đê-ông (“accordion”)


oóc-gan

[ʔɔk̚˧˦ ɣaːn˧˧]

[ʔɔk̚˦˧˥ ɣaːŋ˧˧]

[ʔɔk̚˦˥ ɣaːŋ˧˧]


âm li

[ʔəm˧˧ li˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ lɪj˧˧]

From French amplifier with phono-semantic matching from âm (“sound”).


lớp

head

立, 笠, 泣, 垃, 𧙀

vi-noun

立, 笠, 泣, 垃, 𧙀

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Lớp 1, Cảnh 1


cảnh

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

(music) A traditional Vietnamese cymbal found in chầu văn that is placed on the floor and struck with wooden beaters.


trữ tình

[t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ tïŋ˨˩]

[ʈɨ˧˨ tɨn˦˩]

[ʈɨ˨˩˦ tɨn˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抒情, composed of 抒 (“to express”) and 情 (“emotion”).

vi-etym-sino

Coordinate term: tự sự


gảy

(music) to pluck (a musical instrument), to strum


dương cầm

Sino-Vietnamese word from 洋琴, composed of 洋 (“Western”) and 琴 (“instrument”).

[zɨəŋ˧˧ kəm˨˩]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ kəm˦˩]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ kəm˨˩]

♂: Tiếng dương cầm lãng du môi mềm xinh xắn.
♀: Là anh như mùa đông được sưởi ấm,
Là anh như tình yêu vĩnh hằng.
♂: Sẽ không bao giờ chìm khuất, giấc mơ được có em,
Thiên đường gọi tên.
♀: Giấc mơ chúng mình cùng ước nguyện,
♀♂: Hãy yêu nhau, biển trời xanh mãi !

(Can we date this quote?), Mạnh Quân (lyrics and music), “Thiên đường gọi tên [The Paradise is Saying Your Name]”:

♂: The sounds of the piano wander onto your soft, pretty lips.
♀: With you, it's like I'm warmed up in winter,
With you, it's like eternal love.
♂: It's never going to sink into oblivion, a dream where I have you,
The paradise is saying your name.
♀: This dream we share,
♀♂: Let's be in love so the sea and the sky remain forever blue!


dương cầm

[zɨəŋ˧˧ kəm˨˩]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ kəm˦˩]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ kəm˨˩]


hồi

Sino-Vietnamese word from 回 (“to return; occurrence classifier; chapter classifier”).

Hồi 1, Cảnh 1

cấu trúc 3 hồi

(narratology, especially theater) an act


thăng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 升 (“to rise”).

(music, only in compounds, after the name of a note) a sharp

(music) Short for dấu thăng (“sharp sign”).


phím

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 品 (“fret”, SV: phẩm). Doublet of phẩm.
For some examples of ‹i› in vernacular loans versus ‹â› in standard Sino-Vietnamese, see also tim, kịp, kín, nhịn.

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">phẩm</i>

vi-etym-sino

(by extension, music, of a keyboard instrument) a key


tiểu phẩm

[tiw˨˩˦ fəm˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 小品, composed of 小 (“small”) and 品 (“item”).

tiểu phẩm hài


sênh tiền

[səjŋ̟˧˧ tiən˨˩]

[ʂen˧˧ tiəŋ˦˩]

[ʂəːn˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩]

[səːn˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩]

sênh (“castanets”) + tiền (“money”), as in đồng tiền (“coins (as stringed on the sênh tiền)”).

(music) a percussion instrument used in traditional Vietnamese music, which is a combination of clapper, rasp, and jingle, made from three pieces of wood and old Chinese coins


biến tấu

[ʔɓiən˧˦ təw˧˦]

[ʔɓiəŋ˦˧˥ təw˨˩˦]

[ʔɓiəŋ˦˥ təw˦˥]


sênh

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 笙 (SV: sinh, sanh).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">sinh, sanh</i>


lưỡi gà

[lɨəj˦ˀ˥ ɣaː˨˩]

[lɨj˧˨ ɣaː˦˩]

[lɨj˨˩˦ ɣaː˨˩]

lưỡi (“tongue”) + gà (“chicken”). Compare Thai ลิ้นไก่ (lín-gài, “uvula”), which is also literally "chicken's tongue".


ca từ

[kaː˧˧ tɨ˨˩]

[kaː˧˧ tɨ˦˩]

[kaː˧˧ tɨ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌詞, composed of 歌 (“song”) and 詞 (“word”).


têooc

[te˧˧ ʔɔk̚˧˧]

[tej˧˧ ʔɔk̚˧˧]

[tej˧˧ ʔɔk̚˧˧]


ứng tác

[ʔɨŋ˧˦ taːk̚˧˦]

[ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ taːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔɨŋ˦˥ taːk̚˦˥]


nhạc vàng

[ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ vaːŋ˨˩]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ vaːŋ˦˩]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ vaːŋ˨˩]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ jaːŋ˨˩]

(music) “golden music” (a form of popular Vietnamese music from the 1950s to the 1970s)


nhịp độ

[ɲip̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]

[ɲip̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]

[ɲip̚˨˩˨ ʔɗow˨˩˨]


đĩa đơn

[ʔɗiə˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəːn˧˧]

[ʔɗiə˧˨ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

[ʔɗiə˨˩˦ ʔɗəːŋ˧˧]

đĩa (“disc”) + đơn (“single, alone”), calque of English single.

(music) single (popular song released on its own)


trê-mô-lô

[t͡ɕe˧˧ mo˧˧ lo˧˧]

Borrowed from Italian tremolo, first-person present indicative of tremolare (“to shake, to tremble”).

(music) tremolo (rapid repetition of the same note, or an alternation between two or more notes), especially alternate picking


bộ gõ

[ʔɓo˧˨ʔ ɣɔ˦ˀ˥]

[ʔɓow˨˩ʔ ɣɔ˧˨]

[ʔɓow˨˩˨ ɣɔ˨˩˦]

Nhạc cụ khá đa dạng, gồm bộ dây, bộ hơi và bộ gõ.

(Can we date this quote?), Trần Mạnh Thưởng, Nguyễn Minh Tiến, editors, Việt Nam: văn hóa và du lịch [Vietnam: culture and travel], Thông Tấn Publishing House, page 81:

The instrument is quite versatile, consisting of a string instrument, wind instrument, and percussion instrument.

percussion instrument
percussion instrument


mộc cầm

[məwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ kəm˨˩]

[məwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kəm˦˩]

[məwk͡p̚˨˩˨ kəm˨˩]


đạo cụ

[ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ ku˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ kʊw˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ kʊw˨˩˨]

(theater, film) prop, theatrical property


nhạc trưởng

[ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˩]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˧˨]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 樂長, composed of 樂 and 長.


âm giai

[ʔəm˧˧ zaːj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ jaːj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ jaːj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 音階, composed of 音 (“sound”) and 階 (“step; stair”).


âm hưởng

[ʔəm˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˩]

[ʔəm˧˧ hɨəŋ˧˨]

[ʔəm˧˧ hɨəŋ˨˩˦]


biên chung

[ʔɓiən˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

(music) bianzhong (a set of bronze bells used in the music of ancient China)


mã đầu cầm

[maː˦ˀ˥ ʔɗəw˨˩ kəm˨˩]

[maː˧˨ ʔɗəw˦˩ kəm˦˩]

[maː˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˨˩ kəm˨˩]


biên khánh

[ʔɓiən˧˧ xajŋ̟˧˦]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ kʰɛɲ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ xɛɲ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ kʰan˦˥]

[ʔɓiəŋ˧˧ xan˦˥]


chạy sô

[t͡ɕaj˧˨ʔ so˧˧]

[t͡ɕaj˨˩ʔ ʂow˧˧]

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


trống chầu

[t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˦ t͡ɕəw˨˩]

[ʈəwŋ͡m˦˧˥ t͡ɕəw˦˩]

[ʈəwŋ͡m˦˥ cəw˨˩]

trống (“drum”) + chầu (“session/ritual”).

com

(music) a type of drum that is double-sided and cylindrical


cồng chiêng

[kəwŋ͡m˨˩ t͡ɕiəŋ˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˦˩ t͡ɕiəŋ˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˨˩ ciəŋ˧˧]


công năng

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ naŋ˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ naŋ˧˧]

[kəwŋ͡m˧˧ naŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 功能, composed of 功 (“work”) and 能 (“ability; energy”).

vi-etym-sino

Công năng Diatonic

(music) function; harmonic function (relation to a tonal center)


đờn ca tài tử

[ʔɗəːn˨˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˨˩ tɨ˧˩]

[ʔɗəːŋ˦˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˦˩ tɨ˧˨]

[ʔɗəːŋ˨˩ kaː˧˧ taːj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦]

đờn (southern variant of đàn (“musical instrument”)) + ca (“to sing”) + tài tử (“virtuoso”)

af

southern variant of <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">đàn</i> (“musical instrument”)

(music) a type of traditional musical performance in southern Vietnam


kèn bầu

[kɛn˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]

[kɛŋ˦˩ ʔɓəw˦˩]

[kɛŋ˨˩ ʔɓəw˨˩]

woodwind instrument
woodwind instrument#English

(music) a double reed woodwind instrument with a gourd-shaped end piece and seven fingerholes


chủ âm

[t͡ɕu˧˩ ʔəm˧˧]

[t͡ɕʊw˧˨ ʔəm˧˧]

[cʊw˨˩˦ ʔəm˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主音, composed of 主 (“primary”) and 音 (“tone”).


giốc

[jəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 角 (SV: giác).

der

SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">giác</i>

vi-etym-sino

(music) the third note in the classic pentatonic scale


ngũ cung

[ŋu˦ˀ˥ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ŋʊw˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五 (“five”) and 宮 (“first note of pentatonic scale”).


bát độ

[ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ ʔɗo˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔɗow˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʔɗow˨˩˨]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 八度, composed of 八 (“eight”) and 度 (“degree”)


cát-xê

(chiefly film, television, theater) remuneration, honorarium


ba-rê

[ʔɓaː˧˧ ze˧˧]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ ʐej˧˧]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ ɹej˧˧]

bấm ba-rê


đồng quê

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ kwe˧˧]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˦˩ kwej˧˧]

[ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ wej˧˧]

đồng (“field”) + quê (“countryside”).
In the music scene, calque of English country music.


trì tục

[t͡ɕi˨˩ tʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʈɪj˦˩ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʈɪj˨˩ tʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]


măng-đô-lin

[maŋ˧˧ ʔɗo˧˧ lin˧˧]

[maŋ˧˧ ʔɗow˧˧ lin˧˧]

[maŋ˧˧ ʔɗow˧˧ lɨn˧˧]


quan họ

[kwaːn˧˧ hɔ˧˨ʔ]

[kwaːŋ˧˧ hɔ˨˩ʔ]

[waːŋ˧˧ hɔ˨˩˨]

(music) quan ho, a style of antiphonal Vietnamese folk music with alternating groups of female and male singers issuing musical challenges and responses, originally from Bắc Ninh Province


cánh gà

[kajŋ̟˧˦ ɣaː˨˩]

[kɛɲ˦˧˥ ɣaː˦˩]

[kan˦˥ ɣaː˨˩]

sau cánh gà

the backstage (literally, “behind the wings”)


nhạc đỏ

[ɲaːk̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗɔ˧˩]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗɔ˧˨]

[ɲaːk̚˨˩˨ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]

nhạc (“music”) + đỏ (“red”), literally "red music".


kịch nói

[kïk̟̚˧˨ʔ nɔj˧˦]

[kɨt̚˨˩ʔ nɔj˨˩˦]

[kɨt̚˨˩˨ nɔj˦˥]


dòng kẻ phụ

[zawŋ͡m˨˩ kɛ˧˩ fu˧˨ʔ]

[jawŋ͡m˦˩ kɛ˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ]

[jɔŋ˦˩ kɛ˧˨ fʊw˨˩ʔ]

[jawŋ͡m˨˩ kɛ˨˩˦ fʊw˨˩˨]


nốt đen

[not̚˧˦ ʔɗɛn˧˧]

[nok̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]

[nok̚˦˥ ʔɗɛŋ˧˧]


nốt trắng

[not̚˧˦ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]

[nok̚˦˧˥ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]

[nok̚˦˥ ʈaŋ˦˥]


nốt tròn

[not̚˧˦ t͡ɕɔn˨˩]

[nok̚˦˧˥ ʈɔŋ˦˩]

[nok̚˦˥ ʈɔŋ˨˩]