tỉnh
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨn˨˩˦]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 省 (“province”).
Noun
tỉnh
- province
- Tỉnh Vĩnh Phúc
- Vĩnh Phúc Province
- lệnh của tỉnh đưa về xã
- a decree handed down to the commune from the province
- (French, Japanese) prefecture
- (metonymically) provincial capital
- lên tỉnh mua hàng
- going into town to buy goods
Usage notes
Tỉnh is the usual term for "province", especially for provinces within a unitary state. Tỉnh bang is used to refer to the confederated provinces of Canada.
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 醒 (“to awake”).
Verb
tỉnh
- (intransitive) to be alert, to be conscious
- Sốt nhiều nhưng vẫn tỉnh.
- Running a high fever but still alert.
- tỉnh lại
- to regain consciousness, to regain mental clarity
- (intransitive) to awaken
- 1820, Nguyễn Du, Truyện Kiều [The Tale of Kiều]:
- Tỉnh ra mới biết là mình chiêm bao
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
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- (intransitive) to sober up
- Short for tỉnh bơ (“to remain unconcerned or unfazed”).
- tỉnh như sáo
- to be completely unfazed
Derived terms
- tỉnh táo (“to be alert”) (reduplication)
- tỉnh rượu (“to sober up”)
References
- "tỉnh" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
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