xuân

See also: xuan, Xuan, xuán, xuàn, Xuân, xuān, and xuǎn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 春.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [swəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]
    • Homophone: Xuân
    • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

    Noun

    xuân

    1. spring (season)
    2. (literary) synonym of tuổi (“years of young age”)
      70 xuân ― 70 "years young"

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    See also

    Seasons in Vietnamese · bốn mùa (“four seasons”) (layout · text) · category
    xuân (“spring”) hè, hạ (“summer”) thu (“fall; autumn”) đông (“winter”)

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