cảo thơm
Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 芳稿 (phương cảo).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˩ tʰəːm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˨ tʰəːm˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːw˨˩˦ tʰəːm˧˧]
Noun
cảo thơm
- scented leaves (of books); (figuratively) literary masterpiece
- Synonym: kiểu thơm
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 7–8:
稿 𦹳 吝 𠓀 畑 風 情 固 錄 群 傳 史 撑 - Fragrant manuscripts, turned open before a lamp,
And tablets of gallant old anthologies
- Fragrant manuscripts, turned open before a lamp,