nở nang
Vietnamese
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edit-ang reduplication of nở.
Pronunciation
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editnở nang
- full; well-endowed, well-developed; brawny; husky
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 19–20:
雲 莊 重 恪 潙 囷 𦝄 苔 惮 𧍋 𦬑 囊 - Vân’s beauty was very remarkable.
Her eyebrows – full crescent arcs, her moonlit face – oval.
- Vân’s beauty was very remarkable.