cốt cách
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kot̚˧˦ kajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kok̚˦˧˥ kat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kok̚˦˥ kat̚˦˥]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨骼 (“skeleton”).
Noun
cốt cách
- a desirable standard of personality
- cốt cách nhà giáo
- a teacher's work ethic
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨格.
Noun
cốt cách
- stature; figure
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 17–18:
枚 骨 格 雪 精 神 没 𠊛 没 𨤔 𨑮 分 院 𨑮 - Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.
- Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
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