nghi ngút

Vietnamese

Etymology

From ngút.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋi˧˧ ŋut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɪj˧˧ ŋʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɪj˧˧ ŋʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

nghi ngút

1. (of smoke) to rise in curls
   • 18th century, Đặng Trần Côn (鄧陳琨) (circa 1705–1745) (original Chinese), translated by Đoàn Thị Điểm (段氏點) (1705–1746/1748) (traditionally claimed), might actually be translated by Phan Huy Ích (潘輝益) (1751–1822), Chinh phụ ngâm khúc (征婦吟曲) [The Song of a Soldier's Wife], lines 283-284:

     𤐡𩂟宜𩂁岸𣾺
     𡥵𪀄拨񣢅落𩔗呌傷

     Khói mù nghi ngút ngàn khơi,
     Con chim bạt gió lạc loài kêu thương.

     Thick mists like billows surge above the woods,
     A wind-blown bird, astray, cries piteous cries.