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Vietnamese
Etymology
ngàn + trùng.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ngàn trùng
- (literary, of distance or rarely height) impossibly; insurmountably
- 19th century, Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, Tale of Lục Vân Tiên:
双親𦖑呐𢚸盃
吏卢𡽫渃賖吹𠦳重- Song thân nghe nói lòng vui,
Lại lo non nước xa xôi ngàn trùng. - Upon hearing that, his parents were joyous indeed,
But worried still about his excruciatingly long journey ahead.