tài sắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 才色.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːj˨˩ sak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːj˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [taːj˦˩ sak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːj˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [taːj˨˩ sak̚˦˥]

Noun

tài sắc

  1. talent and beauty
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎[1], published 1866, lines 23–24:
      翹(Kiều)強(càng)色(sắc)稍(sảo)漫(mặn)𣻕(mà)
      搊(So)皮(bề)才(tài)色(sắc)吏(lại)󰑼(là)分(phần)欣(hơn)
      Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
      Her talents and beauty even surpassed her sister.
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