tinh thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (“mind, spirit”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

    Noun

    tinh thần

    1. mind, spirit
      • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 17–18:
        枚(Mai)骨(cốt)格(cách)雪(tuyết)精(tinh)神(thần)
        没(Một)𠊛(người)没(một)𨤔(vẻ)𨑮(mười)分(phân)院(vẹn)𨑮(mười)
        Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
        As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.

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