tiền nhuận bút

Vietnamese

Etymology

tiền (“money”) + Chinese 潤筆／润笔 (rùnbǐ, “to (re-)moist the brush/pen tip by dipping it in ink”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiən˨˩ ɲwən˧˨ʔ ʔɓut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˦˩ ɲwəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɓʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˨˩ ɲwəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɓʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

tiền nhuận bút

1. pay gotten from a writing, drawing or painting job, especially for a publisher