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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 松 (“pine”) and 菊 (“chrysanthemum”).
Its usage in Vietnamese literature is said to be influenced by/imitate the usage from the poem 歸去來辭 by Tao Yuanming.
三徑就荒，松菊猶存。 [Vietnamese Literary Sinitic, trad.]- From: 歸去來辭, by Tao Yuanming
- Tam kính tựu hoang, tùng cúc do tồn. [Sino-Vietnamese]
- The three paths were deserted, yet the pine tree and the chrysanthemum were still there.
Pronunciation
Noun
tùng cúc
- (obsolete, literary) the literati or gentlemen's spirit
15th century, Nguyễn Trãi, “言志 Ngôn chí 15”, in Quốc âm thi tập (國音詩集):枌榆了鳥傷圭𪧘
松菊逋持汝役恒- Phần du lịu địu/lẽo đẽo thương quê cũ,
Tùng cúc bù trì nhớ việc hằng. - The Siberian elm loved its hometown incessantly,
The pine tree and the chrysanthemum nurtured and kept everyday things as they were.