phẳng lặng

Vietnamese

Etymology

phẳng +‎ lặng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faŋ˧˩ laŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faŋ˧˨ laŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faŋ˨˩˦ laŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

phẳng lặng • (𪹚𣼽)

  1. calm; quiet; still; tranquil
    • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 9–10:
      浪(Rằng)𢆥(Năm)󰞸(Gia)靖(Tĩnh)朝(triều)明(Minh)
      𦊚(Bốn)方(phương)𪹚(phẳng)𣼽(lặng)𠄩(hai)京(kinh)凭(vững)鐄(vàng)
      Relate: In the period of Kia-Tsing,
      Inside one of the two capital cities,
      Under the dynasty of the Ming,
      When peace reigned throughout the nation
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