vững vàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplicative of vững.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˦ˀ˥ vaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˧˨ vaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vɨŋ˨˩˦ vaːŋ˨˩] ~ [jɨŋ˨˩˦ jaːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

vững vàng • (𠊡傍)

  1. firm; steady; resilient; unyielding (in the face of difficulties)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 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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