khai thiên lập địa

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 開 (“to open”), 天 (“the sky”), 立 (“to establish”) and 地 (“the earth”). Compare Chinese 開天闢地 / 开天辟地 (khai thiên tịch địa), Japanese 天地開闢 (tenchi kaibyaku, thiên địa khai tịch).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key):
(Huế) IPA^(key): ~
(Saigon) IPA^(key): ~

Verb

khai thiên lập địa

(mythology or legend) to create the world or to establish a new nation
Synonym: khai thiên tịch địa
- 1983, “Đất nước lời ru [Our Land, a Lullaby]”, Văn Thành Nho (lyrics):
  Mẹ Âu Cơ từ xa xưa đi khai thiên lập địa.
  Lạc Long Quân cùng bao con đi ra nơi biển cả.
  Our Foremother, Lady Âu, went on building our nation so long ago.
  Dragon Lord Lạc, with his many children, set out for the ocean.

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