sum họp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 森 (“to unite”) and 合 (“to gather”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sum˧˧ hɔp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂum˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sum˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂʊm˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩˨] ~ [sʊm˧˧ hɔp̚˨˩˨]

Verb

sum họp • (森合)

  1. (intransitive) to gather at one place after being apart for a while; to be reunited
    Synonyms: đoàn tụ, sum hiệp, sum vầy
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, lines 547–550:
      𦖻(Tai)𦖑(nghe)𫆧(ruột)浽(nổi)排(bời)排(bời)
      忍(Nhẩn)如(nha)娘(nàng)買(mới)𤋵(giãi)𠳒(lời)𠓀(trước)𡢐(sau)
      翁(Ông)絲(tơ)恄(ghét)補(bỏ)之(chi)饒(nhau)
      渚(Chưa)𢝙(vui)森(sum)合(họp)㐌(đã)愁(sầu)坡(pha)配(phôi)
      How to describe the shock Kiều felt at these words?
      “Oh, old silk-man!” she said, hesitatingly,
      “Why are you opposed to our union?
      “We have not enjoyed it, and already,
      “We have to suffer the sorrows of separation.
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