nối dòng
Vietnamese
Etymology
nối (“to continue; to carry on; to perpetuate”) + dòng (“descent”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [noj˧˦ zawŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [noj˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [noj˦˥ jawŋ͡m˨˩]
Verb
nối dòng • (綏𣳔)
- (transitive) to maintain the continuity of the family line
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 13–14:
没 𤳆 𡥵 次 卒 𢚸 王 𡦂 綏 𣳔 儒 家 - The youngest of their children was a son,
Vương-Quan, a progeny of literati.
- The youngest of their children was a son,
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