tịnh

See also: tinh, tính, tình, tỉnh, tĩnh, and Tĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology 1

A

    non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 象 (SV: tượng), perhaps used to make it more audibly distinct from tướng (“general”), especially in central dialects in which these two may sound too similar.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    (classifier con, quân) tịnh

    1. (xiangqi, chess) alternative form of tượng (“elephant; bishop”)

    See also

    Xiangqi pieces in Vietnamese quân cờ tướng (layout · text)
    tướng, soái sĩ tượng, tịnh mã xe, xa pháo tốt, chốt
    Chess pieces in Vietnamese · quân cờ vua (layout · text)
    vua hậu xe, xa tượng, tịnh mã tốt, chốt

    Etymology 2

    Romanization

    tịnh

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 淨
    Derived terms
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