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ác vàng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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ác vàng

  1. (dated or literary) the sun
    • 1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, line 1269:
      (Lần)(lần)(thỏ)(bạc)(ác)(vàng)
      The silver lunar Rabbit and the gold solar Crow rose and set alternately

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