phách
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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Noun[edit]
phách
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 拍.
Noun[edit]
phách
- a clapper or woodblock made out of bamboo or hardwood, used in the traditional music of Vietnam, including ca trù
Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 魄.
Noun[edit]
phách
- (occult, folklore) a soul; a spirit (po as opposed to hun)
- Synonym: vía
- 1921, Tản Đà, Hầu Trời [Serving the Heavenly Lord]:
- Đêm qua chẳng biết có hay không,
Chẳng phải hoảng hốt, không mơ mòng.
Thật hồn! Thật phách! Thật thân thế!
Thật được lên tiên - sướng lạ lùng.- Not sure last night was real,
I don't think I was frightened or dreaming.
But rather, really spirited! Really zealous! Really lively!
Really got into heaven - so joyful.
- Not sure last night was real,
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Etymology 4[edit]
Noun[edit]
phách