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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 魂.
Pronunciation
Noun
hồn
- (occult) hun as opposed to po
- hồn vía/phách ― hun and po; souls; mind
- (figurative) soul; mind; heart
- 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, "Dòng nhớ" (in Cánh đồng bất tận), Trẻ publishing house
Má tôi bứt ba phải xa sông, nhưng chính bà cũng biết, những dòng nhớ vẫn tiếp tục chảy mãi trong hồn ông.- My mother pulled him away from the rivier, but she herself also knew that yearning still ran through his soul.
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