ngàn trùng
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- nghìn trùng
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːn˨˩ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˦˩ ʈʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋaːŋ˨˩ ʈʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
Adverb
- (literary, of distance or rarely height) impossibly; insurmountably
- 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Tale of Lục Vân Tiên:
- 双親𦖑呐𢚸盃
吏卢𡽫渃賖吹𠦳重- Song thân nghe nói lòng vui,
Lại lo non nước xa xôi ngàn trùng. - Upon hearing that, his parents were joyous indeed,
But worried still about his excruciatingly long journey ahead.
- Song thân nghe nói lòng vui,
- 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Tale of Lục Vân Tiên:
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