noun
Vietnamese reading of Chinese characters
Refers to the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of Chinese characters, analogous to Japanese on'yomi. Used in linguistic and historical contexts.
漢越音は、ベトナム語における漢字の音読みである。
The Vietnamese reading of Chinese characters is the Sino-Vietnamese pronunciation of kanji.
漢音 is a specific layer of Japanese on'yomi derived from Tang dynasty Chinese, whereas 漢越音 is the Vietnamese equivalent.
Compound of 漢 (kan, 'Chinese') + 越 (etsu, 'Vietnamese') + 音 (on, 'sound/reading'). The term directly describes the Sino-Vietnamese reading of characters.