nghìn thu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

ngàn thu
ngàn thâu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(literal) a thousand autumns
Nghìn thu gặp hội thăng bình.
A thousand autumns meet in peace.

Adjective

(figurative) eternal

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