tinh thần
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (“mind, spirit”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]
Noun edit
- mind, spirit
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 17–18:
枚 骨 格 雪 精 神 没 𠊛 没 𨤔 𨑮 分 院 𨑮 - Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.
- Both were as slender as apricot-trees,