nghìn thu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋin˨˩ tʰu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋin˦˩ tʰʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨn˨˩ tʰʊw˧˧]

Noun

nghìn thu

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

Adjective

nghìn thu

  1. (figurative) eternal
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