ngàn thu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ngàn +‎ thu, calque of Chinese 千秋 (thiên thu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːn˨˩ tʰu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˦˩ tʰʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˨˩ tʰʊw˧˧]

Noun

ngàn thu

  1. (literal) a thousand autumns

Adjective

ngàn thu

  1. (figurative) eternal
    giấc ngủ ngàn thu
    an eternal slumber; death
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