thượng thừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上乘; literally, “superior vehicle”. Doublet of thượng thặng.

The adjectival sense is borrowed from Chinese adjectival sense "best in quality, superior", which is converted directly from the literal nominal sense, whence also the Buddhist proper noun sense.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

thượng thừa

  1. top-notch
    Synonym: thượng thặng
    Xe điện Trung Quốc biểu diễn khả năng thượng thừa của hệ thống treo, tâng bóng bằng trần dễ như chơi
    Chinese electric car shows off suspension system's top-notch capability, juggling a ball as easily as turning the palm of the hand (a 2024 Soha.vn article)

Proper noun

thượng thừa

  1. (Buddhism) synonym of Đại thừa (“Mahayana”)

References

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