tinh sương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精 and 霜.

Not related to Chinese 星霜 (tinh sương, “a year”, literally “stars and frost”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [tɨn˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ ʂɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [tɨn˧˧ sɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

tinh sương

  1. (literary) very early morning
    Synonym: tinh mơ
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