sắc sảo
Vietnamese
editEtymology
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Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sak̚˧˦ saːw˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˧˥ ʂaːw˧˨] ~ [sak̚˦˧˥ saːw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂak̚˦˥ ʂaːw˨˩˦] ~ [sak̚˦˥ saːw˨˩˦]
Adjective
edit- sharp-witted; fine; sharp
- Với những chi tiết sắc sảo, Tâm đã giành được giải nhất trong cuộc thi vẽ toàn trường. ― By using fine details, Tâm got first prize in the school-wide art contest.
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 23–24:
翹 強 色 稍 漫 𣻕 搊 皮 才 色 吏 分 欣 - Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
Her talents and beauty even surpassed her sister.
- Kiều, the eldest, was especially witty and charming.
- (rare) upright