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Vietnamese
Etymology
From ngút.
Pronunciation
Verb
nghi ngút
- (of smoke) to rise in curls
18th century, Đặng Trần Côn (鄧陳琨) (circa 1705–1745) (original Chinese), translated by Đoàn Thị Điểm (段氏點) (1705–1746/1748) (traditionally claimed), might actually be translated by Phan Huy Ích (潘輝益) (1751–1822), Chinh phụ ngâm khúc (征婦吟曲) [The Song of a Soldier's Wife], lines 283-284:𤐡𩂟宜𩂁岸𣾺
𡥵𪀄拨落𩔗呌傷- Khói mù nghi ngút ngàn khơi,
Con chim bạt gió lạc loài kêu thương. - Thick mists like billows surge above the woods,
A wind-blown bird, astray, cries piteous cries.