tinh thần

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (mind, spirit).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tinh thần

  1. mind, spirit
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 17–18:
      (Mai)(cốt)(cách)(tuyết)(tinh)(thần)
      (Một)𠊛(người)(một)𨤔(vẻ)𨑮(mười)(phân)(vẹn)𨑮(mười)
      Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
      As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.

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