sắc sảo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sak̚˧˦ saːw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˧˥ ʂaːw˧˨] ~ [sak̚˦˧˥ saːw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ ʂaːw˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˦˥ saːw˨˩˦]

Adjective

sắc sảo

  1. sharp-witted; fine; sharp
    Với những chi tiết sắc sảo, Tâm đã giành được giải nhất trong cuộc thi vẽ toàn trường. ― By using fine details, Tâm got first prize in the school-wide art contest.
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎[1], published 1866, lines 23–24:
      翹(Kiều)強(càng)色(sắc)稍(sảo)漫(mặn)𣻕(mà)
      搊(So)皮(bề)才(tài)色(sắc)吏(lại)󰑼(là)分(phần)欣(hơn)
      Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
      Her talents and beauty even surpassed her sister.
  2. (rare) upright

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