tinh thần
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (“mind, spirit”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- mind, spirit
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 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,