ngàn thu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

nghìn thu
ngàn thâu

Etymology

From ngàn +‎ thu, calque of Chinese 千秋 (thiên thu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːn˨˩ tʰu˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːŋ˦˩ tʰʊw˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːŋ˨˩ tʰʊw˧˧]

Noun

(literal) a thousand autumns

Adjective

(figurative) eternal
giấc ngủ ngàn thu
an eternal slumber; death

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