mười phân vẹn mười

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mɨəj˨˩ fən˧˧ vɛn˧˨ʔ mɨəj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɨj˦˩ fəŋ˧˧ vɛŋ˨˩ʔ mɨj˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [mɨj˨˩ fəŋ˧˧ vɛŋ˨˩˨ mɨj˨˩] ~ [mɨj˨˩ fəŋ˧˧ jɛŋ˨˩˨ mɨj˨˩]

Adjective

mười phân vẹn mười

  1. (literary) completely whole; perfect (usually of the beauty of a woman)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 17–18:
      枚(Mai)骨(cốt)格(cách)雪(tuyết)精(tinh)神(thần)
      没(Một)𠊛(người)没(một)𨤔(vẻ)𨑮(mười)分(phân)院(vẹn)𨑮(mười)
      Both were as slender as apricot-trees,
      As pure as snow, and diverse in their harmonies.
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