tầm xuân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 尋 (“to search, to seek”) and 春 (“spring”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˨˩ swən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˦˩ swəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˨˩ s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]
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    Noun

    (classifier cây, hoa, bông) tầm xuân

    1. dog rose
      • Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠
        𨅹𨖲𣘃𣞻𢲨花
        𨀈𫴋𪽣𣘁𢲨𦵚尋春
        Trèo lên cây bưởi hái hoa,
        Bước xuống ruộng cà hái nụ tầm xuân.
        Climb the pomelo tree to pick flowers
        [Then] Go to the eggplant field looking for a dog rose.
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