nghiêng nước nghiêng thành

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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

nghiêng nước nghiêng thành

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, of a human beauty) extremely beautiful and attractive