ngũ sắc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 五色, composed of 五 (“five”) and 色 (“color”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ sak̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ ʂak̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [ŋʊw˨˩˦ sak̚˦˥]
Noun
ngũ sắc
- The five standard colors black, red, blue-green (青), white and yellow in traditional Chinese art and culture which correspond to to the five elements of water, fire, wood, metal and earth.[1]
(classifier cây, trái, quả, hoa) ngũ sắc
- (botany) lantana
References
- Theory of the Five Elements (Wuxing 五行) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia