am thanh cảnh vắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From am (“temple, pagoda”) +‎ thanh (“pure”) +‎ cảnh (“scenery”) +‎ vắng (“desolate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˧ kajŋ̟˧˩ vaŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ tʰɛɲ˧˧ kɛɲ˧˨ vaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːm˧˧ tʰan˧˧ kan˨˩˦ vaŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔaːm˧˧ tʰan˧˧ kan˨˩˦ jaŋ˦˥]

Idiom

am thanh cảnh vắng

1. (literary or uncommon) the tranquil and desolate scenery in Buddhist temples

   (Can we add an example for this sense?)