nghi ngút

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ngút.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋi˧˧ ŋut̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɪj˧˧ ŋʊk̚˦˧˥]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɪj˧˧ ŋʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

nghi ngút • (𪟽𩂁, 𪟽𩁶, 宜兀, 宜𩂁, 宜𠮾, 𤊃𱪤, 𲊀𩂁)

(of smoke) to rise in curls
- 18th century, Đặng Trần Côn (鄧陳琨) (circa 1705–1745) (original Chinese), translated by Đoàn Thị Điểm (段氏點) (1705–1746/1748) (traditionally claimed), might actually be translated by Phan Huy Ích (潘輝益) (1751–1822), Chinh phụ ngâm khúc (征婦吟曲) [The Song of a Soldier's Wife], lines 283-284:
  𤌋𩂟宜𩂁岸𣾺
  𡥵𪀄拔𫗄落𩔗啸傷
  Khói mù nghi ngút ngàn khơi,
  Con chim bạt gió lạc loài kêu thương.
  Thick mists like billows surge above the woods,
  A wind-blown bird, astray, cries piteous cries.