vườn thượng uyển

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Vietnamese

Etymology

vườn +‎ thượng uyển. Attested in Vịnh hoa yên tự phú (詠花煙寺賦), attributed to Huyền Quang (1254-1334).

A so-called "redundant" construction, because both vườn and uyển () are morphemes that mean "garden"; thượng uyển (上苑) itself is also attested as a free noun in texts.

Pronunciation

Noun

vườn thượng uyển

  1. (historical) royal garden
    • 18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:
      園上苑花唭貝𪹷
      𡓃𠫾𧗱埃庄朝螉
      Vườn thượng uyển hoa cười với nắng,
      Lối đi về ai chẳng chiều ong.
      In the royal garden, flowers joyfully basked in the sun,
      why did they not tend to the bees by the walking path?