Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Calque of Chinese 金烏金乌 (kim ô, literally golden crow).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ác vàng

  1. (dated or literary) the sun
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 1269:
      (Lần)(lần)(thỏ)(bạc)(ác)(vàng)
      The silver lunar Rabbit and the gold solar Crow rose and set alternately

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