oanh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

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Noun

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(classifier con) oanh ()

  1. 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.

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