ác vàng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of Chinese 金烏／金乌 (kim ô, literally “golden crow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːk̚˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [ʔaːk̚˦˥ jaːŋ˨˩] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

ác vàng

  1. (dated or literary) the sun
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 1269:
      吝(Lần)吝(lần)兎(thỏ)鉑(bạc)鵶(ác)鐄(vàng)
      The silver lunar Rabbit and the gold solar Crow rose and set alternately

See also[edit]

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