cửu tuyền
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 九泉, composed of 九 (“nine”) and 泉 (“spring”). See also chín suối.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiw˧˩ twiən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨw˧˨ twiəŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨw˨˩˦ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]
Noun
- the netherworld
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Quan nhân lúc sinh tiền là bậc anh hùng hào kiệt, y ở dưới cửu tuyền thấy thế biết đâu không nhắm mắt được?
- Your husband was, when he still lived, a hero; now he is in the netherworld, will he find rest if he knows this?
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