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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉.
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Noun
(classifier viên, hòn) ngọc
- gem; precious stone
1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều), published 1866, lines 21–22:花唭玉説端莊 / 𩄲輸渃𩯀雪讓牟䏧- Hoa cười ngọc thốt đoan trang / Mây thua nước tóc tuyết nhường màu da
- A smile like a flower, speech like jade, very comely. / What are clouds to her hair, what is snow to her complexion?
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