xuân sơn

See also: Xuân Sơn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 春山, composed of 春 and 山.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swən˧˧ səːn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [swəŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [swəŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ səːŋ˧˧]

Noun

xuân sơn

1. (literary) a mountain in springtime
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 25–26:

     灡(Làn)秋(thu)水(thuỷ)濕(thấp)春(xuân)山(sơn)
     花(Hoa)悭(ghen)輸(thua)𧺀(thắm)柳(liễu)𪬡(hờn)歛(kém)撑(xanh)

     Her eyes: soul-deep liquid pools of autumn lake water.
     Her eyebrows: silhouettes of mount’n crests in spring.
     Flowers envied her captivating looks.
     Willows grieved at her youthful freshness.