thu thuỷ

See also: Thu Thuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 秋水, composed of 秋 and 水.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˧ tʰwi˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

    Noun

    thu thuỷ

    1. (literary) the waters of autumn
      • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎[1], published 1866, lines 25–26:
        灡(Làn)秋(thu)水(thuỷ)濕(thấp)春(xuân)山(sơn)
        花(Hoa)悭(ghen)輸(thua)𧺀(thắm)柳(liễu)𪬡(hờn)歛(kém)撑(xanh)
        Her eyes: soul-deep liquid pools of autumn lake water.
        Her eyebrows: silhouettes of mount’n crests in spring.
        Flowers envied her captivating looks.
        Willows grieved at her youthful freshness.
    2. (figurative) limpid eyes of a beautiful woman
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