lưng

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lung"

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Vietic *k-ləŋ (“back”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʰlaŋᴬ (“back”), whence Thai หลัง (lǎng).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cái, tấm) lưng • (𦝄, 𨉞, 𠦻, 𦡟)

  1. back (the rear of the body)
    • 18th–19th century, Hồ Xuân Hương (胡春香), “Cảnh thu (景秋)”, in John Balaban, transl., Spring Essence: The Poetry of Hồ Xuân Hương, Copper Canyon Press (book), also hosted by Nôm Foundation (online), published 2000:
      瓢篤江山醝𢴇𨢇
      襊𠦻風月𥘀爲詩
      Bầu dốc giang sơn say chấp rượu,
      Túi lưng phong nguyệt nặng vì thơ.
      I lift my wine flask, drunk with rivers and hills.
      My backpack, breathing moonlight, sags with poems.

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