oanh

See also: Oanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鶯.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wan˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) oanh • (鶯)

  1. oriole
    • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 269-270:
      羅䜹絲柳葻萌
      𡥵鶯𭓇呐𨕭梗𠸍𠶣
      Lơ thơ tơ liễu buông mành.
      Con oanh học nói trên cành mỉa mai.
      The silky willow-branches flagged down nonchalantly like blinds. On a branch, a jeering oriole was practicing his first notes.

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