phong tình

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 風情, composed of (wind; manners; atmosphere) and (feeling; sentiment; emotion).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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phong tình

  1. amorous; erotic
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1870, lines 7–8:
      (Cảo)𦹳(thơm)(lần)𢷣(giở)𠓀(trước)(đèn)
      (Phong)(tình)(cổ)(lục)(còn)(truyền)(sử)(xanh)
      Turning scented pages of an old volume under an oil lamp,
      I started reading a long-ago tale of love and romance.

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