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See also: Oanh
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 鶯.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- oriole
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 269-270:
- 羅䜹絲柳葻萌
𡥵鶯𭓇呐𨕭梗𠸍𠶣- Lơ thơ tơ liễu buông mành.
Con oanh học nói trên cành mỉa mai.
- The silky willow-branches flagged down nonchalantly like blinds. On a branch, a jeering oriole was practicing his first notes.
- Lơ thơ tơ liễu buông mành.
Derived terms
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