phong tình

See also: phóng tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 風情, composed of 風 (“wind; manners; atmosphere”) and 情 (“feeling; sentiment; emotion”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tïŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tɨn˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ tɨn˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tɨn˨˩]

Adjective

phong tình

  1. amorous; erotic
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1870, lines 7–8:
      藁(Cảo)𦹳(thơm)吝(lần)𢷣(giở)𠓀(trước)畑(đèn)
      風(Phong)情(tình)古(cổ)錄(lục)群(còn)傳(truyền)史(sử)撑(xanh)
      Turning scented pages of an old volume under an oil lamp,
      I started reading a long-ago tale of love and romance.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • bệnh phong tình
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