trang trọng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 莊重.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaːŋ˧˧ t͡ɕawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [ʈaːŋ˧˧ ʈɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈaːŋ˧˧ ʈawŋ͡m˨˩˨]
Adjective edit
- formal; solemn
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 19–20:
雲 莊 重 恪 潙 囷 𦝄 苔 惮 𧍋 𦬑 囊 - Vân’s moon-face and chiefly her brows,
Alike two fully unrolled silkworms,
Gave her an imposing beauty
- Vân’s moon-face and chiefly her brows,