mười phân vẹn mười
Vietnamese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɨəj˨˩ fən˧˧ vɛn˧˨ʔ mɨəj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨj˦˩ fəŋ˧˧ vɛŋ˨˩ʔ mɨj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɨj˨˩ fəŋ˧˧ vɛŋ˨˩˨ mɨj˨˩] ~ [mɨj˨˩ fəŋ˧˧ jɛŋ˨˩˨ mɨj˨˩]
Adjective
mười phân vẹn mười
- (literary) completely whole; perfect (usually of the beauty of a woman)
- 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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