vững vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of vững.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˦ˀ˥ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˧˨ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˨˩˦ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [jɨŋ˨˩˦ jaːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

vững vàng • (𠊡)

  1. resilient (in face of difficulties)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 9–10:
      (Rằng)𢆥(Năm)󰞸(Gia)(Tĩnh)(triều)(Minh)
      𦊚(Bốn)(phương)𪹚(phẳng)𣼽(lặng)𠄩(hai)(kinh)(vững)(vàng)
      It was during the Chia-Ching’s rule of the Ming dynasty.
      The two capitals were stable; peace reigned in the country.
  2. unyielding; solid
    lập trường vững vàngfirm stance
    tinh thần vững vàngstrong spirit