chúa Xuân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • chúa xuân, Chúa Xuân

Etymology

chúa +‎ xuân.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ swən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ swəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuə˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

Noun

chúa Xuân

  1. (mythology) the personification and deification of spring/youth
    • 18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:
      𬮙紅𠦳紫都鮮
      主春𥆾𢲨𠬠𠄩𱽐𧵆
      Muôn hồng nghìn tía đua tươi,
      Chúa Xuân nhìn hái một hai bông gần.
      As countless flowers show their beauty,
      The Lord of Spring took only one or two near at hand.
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