sơn
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂəːŋ˧˧] ~ [səːŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *k-rəːn (“black varnish tree”). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰrəːn¹.
Noun[edit]
(classifier cây (“the tree”)) sơn • (杣)
- paint
- Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn.
Xấu người đẹp nết còn hơn đẹp người.- Good wood is better than good gloss.
Ugliness with good character is better than beauty.
- Good wood is better than good gloss.
- Toxicodendron succedaneum
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Derived terms
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 山.
Alternative forms[edit]
Affix[edit]
sơn
Usage notes[edit]
- The reading san occurs only in a few compounds, most prominently giang san (“rivers and mountains”).
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
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