thanh

See also: Appendix:Variations of "thanh"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 聲 or 声.

Noun

thanh

(only in compounds) sound; tone; noise

Derived terms

âm thanh (音聲) - a sound
hình thanh (形聲) - (of Chinese characters) a phono-semantic compound
hữu thanh (有聲) - (phonetics, phonology) voiced
nghe phong thanh - to hear on the grapevine
phát thanh (發聲) - a / to broadcast
súng liên thanh - machine gun
thanh âm (聲音) - sound
thanh điệu (聲調) - (linguistics) tone
thanh minh (聲明) - to clarify; explain; justify
thanh môn (聲門) - (anatomy) glottis
thanh quản (聲管) - (anatomy) larynx
thanh vọng (聲望) - (rare) reputation
thất thanh (失聲) - (of shouting) shrilly
truyền thanh (傳聲) - a / to broadcast
tượng thanh (象聲) - onomatopoeic
vô thanh (無聲) - (phonetics, phonology) voiceless
- đồng thanh (同声) - (of speaking or singing) in unison
- thanh ngang - (linguistics) the “level” tone
- thanh sắc - (linguistics) the “high rising” tone
- thanh huyền - (linguistics) the “falling” tone
- thanh hỏi - (linguistics) the “mid-falling” tone
- thanh ngã - (linguistics) the “broken rising” tone
- thanh nặng - (linguistics) the “heavy” tone

Etymology 2

Classifier

thanh

(somewhat literary or formal) Indicates long, thin, inflexible objects, such as swords, planks, metal strips, etc.

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 青. Doublet of xanh.

Adjective

thanh

(only in compounds) grue (green or blue)

Derived terms

đồng thanh - bronze
Thanh Hải (青海) - Qinghai (a province of China)
thanh long (青龍) - pitaya; dragon fruit
Thanh Long (青龍) - the Azure Dragon
thanh mai trúc mã (青梅竹馬) - relating to falling in love with a childhood friend
thanh niên (青年) - youth; a young person
thanh thiên bạch nhật (青天白日) - (figuratively) broad daylight
thanh thiếu niên (青少年) - youth; adolescents
thanh xuân (青春) - (literary) youth; the days of youth

Etymology 4

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清.

Adjective

thanh

(chiefly in compounds, literary as a free morpheme) clear; pure; fine

Derived terms

huyết thanh (血清) - serum
Thanh Hoá (清化) - a province of Vietnam; its capital city
thanh khiết (清潔) - (literary) pure; uncontaminated
Thanh minh (清明) - Qingming; Tomb Sweeping Day
thanh thản (清坦) - relaxed; peaceful; untroubled
thanh thoát (清脫) - elegant; pure; light; flowing; relaxed
thanh toán (清算) - to check out; pay; liquidate
thanh tra (清查) - (of a higher authority) to inspect; check; investigate