tinh thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (“mind, spirit”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

Noun

tinh thần

mind, spirit
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 17–18:
  枚(Mai)骨(cốt)格(cách)雪(tuyết)精(tinh)神(thần)
  没(Một)𠊛(người)没(một)𨤔(vẻ)𨑮(mười)分(phân)院(vẹn)𨑮(mười)
  Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
  As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.

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