sơn
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "son"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *k-rəːn (“black varnish tree”). Cognate with Tho kʰrəːn¹.
Noun
(classifier cây (“the tree”)) sơn • (山, 杣, 𦘹)
- Toxicodendron succedaneum
- (by extension) lacquer; varnish
- (by extension) paint
- Tốt gỗ hơn tốt nước sơn.
Xấu người đẹp nết còn hơn đẹp người.- Good wood is better than good gloss.
Ugliness with good character is better than beauty.
- Good wood is better than good gloss.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Romanization
sơn
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 山
Usage notes
- The reading san occurs only in a few compounds, most prominently giang san (“rivers and mountains”).