xuân sơn

See also: Xuân Sơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 春山, composed of 春 and 山.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swən˧˧ səːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [swəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [swəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]

Noun

xuân sơn

  1. (literary) a mountain in springtime
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, 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.
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