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Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (“mind, spirit”).
tinh thần
- mind, spirit
1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, lines 17–18:枚骨格雪精神
没𠊛没𨤔𨑮分院𨑮- Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.