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ánh sáng

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ánh +‎ sáng (bright).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˦ saːŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ saːŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔan˦˥ ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔan˦˥ saːŋ˦˥]
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Noun

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ánh sáng

  1. (physics) light
    Antonym: bóng tối
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Sách Sáng Thế 1 [The Book of Genesis 1]”, in Kinh Thánh [The Holy Bible]:
      Thiên Chúa phán: “Phải có ánh sáng.” Liền có ánh sáng.
      The Lord said, "Let there be light." And there was promptly light.
  2. (figurative) spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information

See also

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