thánh

[tʰajŋ̟˧˦]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(adjective) holy; sacred; saintly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thiêng liêng; linh thiêng

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Register: informal

Examples

nước thánhholy water

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Sources & notes

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Sense 2

Meaning · English

(adjective) naive, credulous, gullible, daft, silly

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ngây thơ, nhẹ dạ, dễ tin

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Register: informal

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Southern”

Examples

Mày thánh quá! Nghĩ sao đứa ngu như nó mà làm được bài này!?How silly you are! How can you think that an idiot like him/her could finish this assignment!?

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Sense 3

Meaning · English

(noun) a sage

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một nhà hiền triết

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Register: informal

Examples

Họ nói ta tài cao thánh sống, Thì quạ kia trống mái ai tường? They said: "I am a highly talented living sage",Yet who [among them] knows a male crow from a female?

Quoted attestation: c. 11th - 7th century BCE, Classic of Poetry, free 2003 translation by Tạ Quang Phát

Sense 4

Meaning · English

(noun) a saint

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một vị thánh

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Register: informal

Examples

Thánh Phan-xi-côSaint Francis

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Common questions

What does “thánh” mean?

(adjective) holy; sacred; saintly

Is “thánh” formal or informal?

thánh is generally informal.