phẳng lặng

Vietnamese

Etymology

phẳng +‎ lặng.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

phẳng lặng • (𪹚𣼽)

1. calm; quiet; still; tranquil
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 9–10:

     浪(Rằng)𢆥(Năm)󰞸(Gia)靖(Tĩnh)朝(triều)明(Minh)
     𦊚(Bốn)方(phương)𪹚(phẳng)𣼽(lặng)𠄩(hai)京(kinh)凭(vững)鐄(vàng)

     Relate: In the period of Kia-Tsing,
     Inside one of the two capital cities,
     Under the dynasty of the Ming,
     When peace reigned throughout the nation