hồn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hon"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hon˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hoŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hoŋ˨˩]
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    Noun

    hồn

    1. (folklore, religion) hun (the soul which leaves the body after death)
      Antonym: vía
      hồn vía/pháchhun and po; souls
      • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, “Dòng nhớ”, in Cánh đồng bất tận, NXB Trẻ:
        Má tôi bứt ba phải xa sông, nhưng chính bà cũng biết, những dòng nhớ vẫn tiếp tục chảy mãi trong hồn ông.
        My mother pulled him away from the rivier, but she herself also knew that yearning still ran through his soul.
    2. (figurative) mind, spirit, vigour
      Synonym: hồn hậu

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