Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (mind, spirit).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tinh thần

  1. mind, spirit
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 17–18:
      (Mai)(cốt)(cách)(tuyết)(tinh)(thần)
      (Một)𠊛(người)(một)𨤔(vẻ)𨑮(mười)(phân)(vẹn)𨑮(mười)
      Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
      As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.