xuân sơn

See also: Xuân Sơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 春山, composed of 春 and 山.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swən˧˧ səːn˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [swəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [swəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    xuân sơn

    1. (literary) a mountain in springtime
      • 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.
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