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sử xanh

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From sử (history) +‎ xanh (green). Calque of Chinese 青史 (thanh sử).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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sử xanh

  1. green chronicles (account of historical events written on green bamboo slips); (figurative) old book; history book
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1870, lines 7–8:
      (Cảo)𦹳(thơm)(lần)𢷣(giở)𠓀(trước)(đèn)
      (Phong)(tình)(cổ)(lục)(còn)(truyền)(sử)(xanh)
      Turning scented pages of an old volume under an oil lamp,
      I started reading a long-ago tale of love and romance.