ánh sáng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

yếng sáng

Etymology

From ánh +‎ sáng (“bright”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˦ saːŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ ʂaːŋ˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɛɲ˦˧˥ saːŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˦˥ ʂaːŋ˦˥] ~ [ʔan˦˥ saːŋ˦˥]
Audio (Hồ Chí Minh City) (file)

Noun

light
Antonym: bóng tối
- (Can we date this quote?), “Sách Sáng Thế 1 [The Book of Genesis 1]”, in Kinh Thánh [The Holy Bible]:
  Thiên Chúa phán: “Phải có ánh sáng.” Liền có ánh sáng.
  The Lord said, "Let there be light." And there was promptly light.

See also

xâm nhập ánh sáng (“light trespass”)

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