nghiêng nước nghiêng thành
Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 傾國傾城/倾国倾城 (khuynh quốc khuynh thành).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˧˧ nɨək̚˧˦ ŋiəŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˧˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˧˧ nɨək̚˦˥ ŋiəŋ˧˧ tʰan˨˩]
Adjective
- (archaic, idiomatic, of a human beauty) extremely beautiful and attractive