suối vàng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

suối (spring; stream) +‎ vàng (yellow), calque of Chinese 黃泉黄泉 (hoàng tuyền)

Pronunciation

Noun

suối vàng

  1. (occult) the world of the dead
    xuống suối vàng
    to descend to the underworld; to die
    Mày mà cứ thối thây thế này cả đời thì tao có xuống suối vàng cũng không nhắm mắt nổi.
    I'll never be able to die with my eyes closed if you just keep being a worthless ass like this for all your life.