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dạ oanh

[zaː˧˨ʔ ʔwajŋ̟˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) nightingale

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

chim họa mi

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Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

2014, Lê Huỳnh Lâm, “Thơ Lê Văn Ngăn - Tiếng hót của loài Dạ Oanh (Lê Văn Ngăn's Poetry - Nightingales’ Songs)”, Tạp Chí Sông Hương (Perfume River Journal)His poetry's musicality is as natural as breaths, as a flowing river, as a gust of afternoon wind next to the veranda, and as pristine as nightingales’ songs, a symbol of pure poetry, always watching over and waking up his conspecifics from lulling.

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Sources & notes

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Common questions

What does “dạ oanh” mean?

(noun) nightingale

Is “dạ oanh” formal or informal?

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