thu thuỷ

See also: Thu Thuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thu thủy

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秋水, composed of 秋 and 水.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˧ tʰwi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

thu thuỷ

1. (literary) the waters of autumn
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 25–26:

     灡(Làn)秋(thu)水(thuỷ)濕(thấp)春(xuân)山(sơn)
     花(Hoa)悭(ghen)輸(thua)𧺀(thắm)柳(liễu)𪬡(hờn)歛(kém)撑(xanh)

     Her eyes: soul-deep liquid pools of autumn lake water.
     Her eyebrows: silhouettes of mount’n crests in spring.
     Flowers envied her captivating looks.
     Willows grieved at her youthful freshness.

2. (figurative) limpid eyes of a beautiful woman