tản văn

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 散文 (“prose”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˧˩ van˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˧˨ vaŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩˦ vaŋ˧˧] ~ [taːŋ˨˩˦ jaŋ˧˧] === Noun === tản văn (literature) type of free prose in which the author expresses their thoughts, feelings, impressions, etc. Synonym: văn xuôi Near-synonym: tuỳ bút