vững vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of vững.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˦ˀ˥ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˧˨ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˨˩˦ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [jɨŋ˨˩˦ jaːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

vững vàng • (𠊡傍)

  1. firm; steady; resilient; unyielding (in the face of difficulties)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1866, lines 9–10:
      浪(Rằng)𢆥(Năm)󰞸(Gia)靖(Tĩnh)朝(triều)明(Minh)
      𦊚(Bốn)方(phương)𪹚(phẳng)𣼽(lặng)𠄩(hai)京(kinh)凭(vững)鐄(vàng)
      It was during the Chia-Ching’s rule of the Ming dynasty.
      The two capitals were stable; peace reigned in the country.
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