sảnh

See also: sanh, sánh, and sành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 廳 (“hall, office”, SV: thinh).

Its pronunciation is possibly due to the influence of 省 (MC srjaengX) "palace (obsolete)".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sajŋ̟˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɛɲ˧˨] ~ [sɛɲ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂan˨˩˦] ~ [san˨˩˦]

Noun

sảnh • (省, 廳, 𱑠)

  1. drawing room
  2. (dated or obsolete) office building

Derived terms

  • đại sảnh
  • sảnh đường
  • thị sảnh
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