rốt lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zot̚˧˦ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐok̚˦˧˥ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʐok̚˦˧˥ lɔŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹok̚˦˥ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

rốt lòng • (卒𢚸)

1. lastborn
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 13–14:

     没(Một)𤳆(trai)𡥵(con)次(thứ)卒(rốt)𢚸(lòng)
     王(Vương)󰞹(Quan)󰑼(là)𡦂(chữ)綏(nối)𣳔(dòng)儒(nho)家(gia)

     He had a son, the youngest, named Vuong Quan,
     to carry on the family lineage of Confucian scholars.