hồn

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (soul, spirit).

Pronunciation

Noun

hồn

  1. soul, spirit, ghost
    hồn vía
    souls; mind
    hồn phách
    hun and po
    • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Dòng nhớ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
      Má tôi bứt ba phải xa sông, nhưng chính bà cũng biết, những dòng nhớ vẫn tiếp tục chảy mãi trong hồn ông.
      My mother pulled him away from the rivier, but she herself also knew that yearning still ran through his soul.

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