cốt cách

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨骼 (“skeleton”).

Noun

cốt cách

  1. a desirable standard of personality
    cốt cách nhà giáo
    a teacher's work ethic

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 骨格.

Noun

cốt cách

  1. stature; figure
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1866, lines 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)
      Apricot slender in frame, snow pure in spirit.
      Each to her own charms, but both girls were perfect.
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