tài sắc
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 才色.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːj˨˩ sak̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːj˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [taːj˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːj˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [taːj˨˩ sak̚˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- talent and beauty
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 23–24:
翹 強 色 稍 漫 𣻕 搊 皮 才 色 吏 分 欣 - Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
Her talents and beauty even surpassed her sister.
- Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.