xuân thu

See also: Xuân Thu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 春秋, composed of 春 (“spring”) and 秋 (“autumn”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swən˧˧ tʰu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [swəŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˧]
• Homophone: Xuân Thu

Noun

xuân thu

1. the entire year
2. (archaic) age

Synonyms

• (age): tuổi

References

• "xuân thu" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)