xanh

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 青 (“grue”, SV: thanh).

Adjective

xanh • (撑, 𩇛, 𩇢, 𫕹) (diminutive reduplication xanh xanh)

  1. grue (green or blue)
    Meronyms: lam (“blue”), lục (“green”)
    bầu trời xanh thẳm ― the deep blue sky
    • 1950, Hoàng Việt (lyrics and music), “Lá xanh [Green Leaves]”:
      Lá còn xanh như anh đang còn trẻ. / Lá trên cành, như anh trong đoàn quân.
      A leaf is green, like he is young. / A leaf is on a branch, like he is in a troop.
    • (Can we date this quote?), Mạnh Quân (lyrics and music), “Thiên đường gọi tên [The Paradise is Saying Your Name]”:
      Em yêu anh, ngả nghiêng, bồng bềnh niềm kiêu hãnh. / Thiên đường xanh mướt, gió trong lành […] Hãy yêu nhau, biển trời xanh mãi !
      I love you, with drifting, floating pride. / A green paradise, with refreshing winds Let's be in love so the sea and the sky remain forever blue!
  2. (of a complexion) green (sickly, unwell)
  3. (of fruit) green (unripe)
  4. (literary, of people's head hair) youthfully black
    Synonym: đen
    Antonym: bạc
    người đầu bạc tiễn kẻ đầu xanh ― "the young perish and the old linger"; the old watch the young die (literally, “the "silver-haired" say goodbye to the "green-haired"”)
    • (Can we date this quote?), Trịnh Công Sơn (lyrics and music), “Ru ta ngậm ngùi [Lull Me with Your Sorrow]”:
      Tóc nào hãy còn xanh, cho ta chút hồn nhiên.
      Whose hair is still black, granting me a tad of innocence?
    • (Can we date this quote?), Minh Khang (lyrics and music), “Lời nguyền [The Oath]”:
      Được yêu em đến khi bạc mái đầu xanh.
      That I could love you until our black hair turns gray.
Usage notes
  • Xanh lá cây or xanh lục become clunky when overused. Most of the time, simply xanh is clear enough, and lục and lam can be used when necessary avoid confusion.
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  • (antonym(s) of “unripe”): chín
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Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鐺 (“flat pan”).

Noun

(classifier cái) xanh • (鉎, 𫟰, 錆, 鐣, 鐺, 铛)

  1. wok
    • 1938, Nguyên Hồng, Hàng cơm đêm:
      Xuống bếp, Vịnh đổ mỡ vào xanh. Mỡ chảy ra trong những tiếng xèo xèo.
      Entering the kitchen, Vịnh poured oil into the wok. Grease poured out with a sizzling sound.
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