sử xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

sử (“history”) +‎ xanh (“green”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˨ sɛɲ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˦ san˧˧] ~ [sɨ˨˩˦ san˧˧]

Noun

green chronicles (account of historical events written on green bamboo slips); (figurative) old book; history book
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 7–8:
  稿(Cảo)𦹳(thơm)吝(lần)󰇾(giở)𠓀(trước)畑(đèn)
  風(Phong)情(tình)固(có)錄(lục)群(còn)傳(truyền)史(sử)撑(xanh)
  Fragrant manuscripts, turned open before a lamp,
  And tablets of gallant old anthologies

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