sảnh

See also: sanh, sánh, and sành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廳 (“hall, office”, SV: thinh).

    Its pronunciation is possibly due to the influence of 省 (MC srjaengX) "palace (obsolete)".

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajŋ̟˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɛɲ˧˨] ~ [sɛɲ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂan˨˩˦] ~ [san˨˩˦]

    Noun

    sảnh • (省, 廳, 𱑠, 厛)

    1. drawing room
    2. (dated or obsolete) office building

    Derived terms

    • đại sảnh
    • sảnh đường
    • thị sảnh
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