ca trù

Vietnamese

Etymology

歌 (song) + 籌 (bamboo card). Bamboo cards were formerly sold to listeners, who would award them to their favorite singers, who then redeemed the cards for money.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ t͡ɕu˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˨˩]

Noun

ca trù

ca tru, a genre of traditional singing from northern Vietnam

Synonyms

hát ả đào
hát ca trù
hát nói

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