nở nang

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of nở.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [nəː˧˩ naːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nəː˧˨ naːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nəː˨˩˦ naːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

nở nang

full; well-endowed, well-developed; brawny; husky
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1866, lines 19–20:
  雲(Vân)󰏙(xem)莊(trang)重(trọng)恪(khác)潙(vời)
  囷(Khuôn)𦝄(trăng)苔(đầy)惮(đặn)󰞺(nét)𧍋(ngài)𦬑(nở)囊(nang)
  Vân’s beauty was very remarkable.
  Her eyebrows – full crescent arcs, her moonlit face – oval.

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