sum họp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 森 (“to unite”) and 合 (“to gather”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sum˧˧ hɔp̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂum˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sum˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂʊm˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩˨] ~ [sʊm˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sum họp • (森合)

(intransitive) to gather at one place after being apart for a while; to be reunited
Synonyms: đoàn tụ, sum hiệp, sum vầy
- 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 547–550:
  𦖻(Tai)𦖑(nghe)𫆧(ruột)浽(nổi)排(bời)排(bời)
  忍(Nhẩn)如(nha)娘(nàng)買(mới)𤋵(giãi)𠳒(lời)𠓀(trước)𡢐(sau)
  翁(Ông)絲(tơ)恄(ghét)補(bỏ)之(chi)饒(nhau)
  渚(Chưa)𢝙(vui)森(sum)合(họp)㐌(đã)愁(sầu)坡(pha)配(phôi)
  How to describe the shock Kiều felt at these words?
  “Oh, old silk-man!” she said, hesitatingly,
  “Why are you opposed to our union?
  We have not enjoyed it, and already,
  We have to suffer the sorrows of separation.”