thu thuỷ

See also: Thu Thuỷ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秋水, composed of 秋 and 水.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˧ tʰwi˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

thu thuỷ

  1. (literary) the waters of autumn
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎[1], published 1866, lines 25–26:
      灡(Làn)秋(thu)水(thuỷ)濕(thấp)春(xuân)山(sơn)
      花(Hoa)悭(ghen)輸(thua)𧺀(thắm)柳(liễu)𪬡(hờn)歛(kém)撑(xanh)
      Her eyes: soul-deep liquid pools of autumn lake water.
      Her eyebrows: silhouettes of mount’n crests in spring.
      Flowers envied her captivating looks.
      Willows grieved at her youthful freshness.
  2. (figurative) limpid eyes of a beautiful woman
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