tinh sương

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 精 and 霜.

    Not related to Chinese 星霜 (tinh sương, “a year”, literally “stars and frost”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [tɨn˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [tɨn˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    tinh sương

    1. (literary) very early morning
      Synonym: tinh mơ
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