tinh thần
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 精神 (“mind, spirit”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- mind, spirit
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹), 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,