Bàn Cổ

See also: banco, bàn cờ, and Ban Cơ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • Bàn-Cổ, Bàn-cổ, Bàn cổ

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 盤古, from Chinese 盤古 / 盘古 (Pángǔ).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːn˨˩ ko˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ kow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kow˨˩˦]

    Proper noun

    Bàn Cổ

    1. (Chinese mythology) Pangu
      • 1882, by Anonymous, 初學問津 (Sơ học vấn tân):
        (Chưng)(xưa)𠁀(đời)(hỗn)(mang) (chưa)(chia)𡗶(trời)(đất)
        𤤰(Vua)(Bàn)(Cổ)(đầu)(sanh)𦋦(ra) (mới)𢬦(rẽ)(khí)(âm)(khí)(dương)
        Around the time of the primodial chaos, when heaven and earth were yet not separate,
        [this is when] the great Bàn Cổ (Pangu) was born and began to divide Yin [from] Yang.