phẳng lặng

Vietnamese

Etymology

phẳng +‎ lặng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faŋ˧˩ laŋ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faŋ˧˨ laŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faŋ˨˩˦ laŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

phẳng lặng • (𪹚𣼽)

calm; quiet; still; tranquil
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 9–10:
  浪(Rằng)𢆥(Năm)󰞸(Gia)靖(Tĩnh)朝(triều)明(Minh)
  𦊚(Bốn)方(phương)𪹚(phẳng)𣼽(lặng)𠄩(hai)京(kinh)凭(vững)鐄(vàng)
  Relate: In the period of Kia-Tsing,
  Inside one of the two capital cities,
  Under the dynasty of the Ming,
  When peace reigned throughout the nation

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