xênh xang

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of xênh, a root that is no longer used in isolation.

The root is related to xinh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səjŋ̟˧˧ saːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sen˧˧ saːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧ saːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

xênh xang • (生昌, 𲡣𢮵, 𫕸腔, 啨唱, 情控, 清腔, 撑腔. 撑扛, 聲腔)

  1. (uncommon, of clothes) stylish, dapper, dandy, fashionable
    áo mũ xênh xang ― a dapper outfit (literally, “dapper upper garment and hat”)
  2. having a swaggering and smug manner
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