nở nang

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of nở.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəː˧˩ naːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nəː˧˨ naːŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nəː˨˩˦ naːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

nở nang

1. full; well-endowed, well-developed; brawny; husky
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 19–20:

     雲(Vân)󰏙(xem)莊(trang)重(trọng)恪(khác)潙(vời)
     囷(Khuôn)𦝄(trăng)苔(đầy)惮(đặn)󰞺(nét)𧍋(ngài)𦬑(nở)囊(nang)

     Vân’s beauty was very remarkable.
     Her eyebrows – full crescent arcs, her moonlit face – oval.