tầm xuân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尋 (“to search, to seek”) and 春 (“spring”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təm˨˩ swən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təm˦˩ swəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təm˨˩ s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]
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Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) tầm xuân

  1. dog rose
    • Lý hạng ca dao 里巷歌謠
      𨅹𨖲𣘃𣞻𢲨花
      𨀈𫴋𪽣𣘁𢲨𦵚尋春
      Trèo lên cây bưởi hái hoa,
      Bước xuống ruộng cà hái nụ tầm xuân.
      Climb the pomelo tree to pick flowers
      [Then] Go to the eggplant field looking for a dog rose.
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