lấp ló

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of ló.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləp̚˧˦ lɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləp̚˦˧˥ lɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləp̚˦˥ lɔ˦˥]

Verb

lấp ló

  1. to flicker; to glimmer; to scintillate; to appear and disappear intermittently
    • 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:
      䏾𦎛𤇥𤍊𥪝萌
      𦹵核拱闷浽情𩄲湄
      Bóng gương lấp ló trong mành,
      Cỏ cây cũng muốn nổi tình mây mưa.
      A [bright] mirror in the chamber, only half visible,
      [So beautiful,] Even some meek plants would not be able to hold themselves back from fantasizing.
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