vầng
Vietnamese
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[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩] ~ [jəŋ˨˩]
- Homophones: dần, Dần, vần (South Vietnam)
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Classifier
[edit]- (literary, poetic) indicates the sun and the moon
- vầng trăng dịu êm ― a gentle moon
- vầng mặt trời/thái dương chói loà ― a blinding sun
- indicates foreheads
- vầng trán ― a forehead
Usage notes
[edit]- Only vầng trăng is correct, not *vầng mặt trăng.
Derived terms
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