tưng bừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨŋ˨˩]

Adjective

tưng bừng • (曾旁, 噌嗙, 噌呯, 熷𤇊)

  1. merrily animated; jubilant
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎[1], published 1866, lines 373-374:
      熷(Tưng)𤇊(bừng)懺(sắm)所(sửa)襖(áo)襜(xiêm)
      卞(Biện)𤼸(dâng)𱥺(một)礼(lễ)賖(xa)󰝂(đem)𡬷(tấc)誠(thành)
      A bustling day, dressing up and preparing for the trip.
      To present a gift with sincere best wishes.
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