văn ngôn

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 文言. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [van˧˧ ŋon˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧] ~ [jaŋ˧˧ ŋoŋ˧˧] === Noun === văn ngôn Literary Chinese (literary language used from the fall of the Han dynasty (220 C.E.) to the early 20th century) Classical Chinese (literary language used in old China) Synonyms: cổ văn, Hán văn === Proper noun === văn ngôn name of a section in the Ten Wings in the Book of Changes