About the two reduplicated words "lucid" and "profound"

(Baothanhhoa.vn) - In the previous article, we analyzed the independent meanings of the elements in the two words "rạng sáng" and "rục sáng". In this article, we will analyze the independent meanings of minh minh and tham. (The part in quotation marks after the item number is the original text of the Vietnamese Reduplicated Words Dictionary - Institute of Linguistics - edited by Hoang Van Hanh; the line breaks are our discussion):

1-“WISDOM tt. has the ability to perceive and solve problems clearly and correctly. Assesses the situation very clearly. Wisely chooses who to vote for”.

Minh suat is a Sino-Vietnamese compound word [meaning the same time]: sang comes from the Chinese word lang 朗, meaning bright, understanding (like Listening to the teacher's lecture, my mind became clear); thong comes from the Chinese word triet 哲, meaning clear, thorough, seeing through from one side to the other (like understanding thoroughly; seeing thoroughly; transparently; seeing thoroughly):

- Vietnamese dictionary (Hoang Phe, editor-in-chief of Vietlex) explains "bright" as "having the ability to perceive and perceive quickly and clearly. Listening to the explanation, one can see that one is bright ~ intelligent, quick-witted ~ one is bright at other people's work, but dim at one's own work (tng). Tn: dark".

- Vietnamese dictionary (Association for the Enlightenment of Enlightenment) explains “suot” as “through, through <>Throughly penetrate from one side to the other. Understand thoroughly. Stay awake throughout the day. Clear water at the bottom. Literature: The full month of drunkenness, the laughter that lasted all night (K). The clear lamp, the yellow curtain that was faint (Kieu)”.

Reference: We also see the L↔S relationship [lăng↔sáng] in other fields such as: Lãng 浪↔sòng (water waves); lang 狼↔sói (wolf); the TR↔S relationship [triệ↔suột] such as Triết 徹↔suột (through); Triết 澈↔suột (transparent).

2- “DEEP tt. 1. Having the nature of going into depth, into the real content, not stopping at the surface, having important and long-term meaning. Profound changes in the economy . Deep contradictions. Deep understandings”.

Profound is a compound word [meaning the same time]: deep comes from the Chinese word 深 which means depth from the top or outside to the inside or bottom, figuratively meaning the end, the ultimate of things (like profound knowledge; deep learning).

Reference: The relationship TH↔S (deep 深↔deep), appears in many other cases such as: iron 鐵↔sát; bê 採↔sái; Tháp 榻↔sáp (collapse); Tháp 塌↔sáp/sáp (collapse/collapse); the relationship AM↔AU (deep↔deep), we also see in other cases, such as Thâm 深↔lâu (long lasting); mật 膽↔lau (cleaning),...

With the element "sắc" (we have not yet found the etymology of this word), it refers to the sharpness of tools such as knives and scissors, and the figurative meaning refers to skill and agility (like sharpness; very sharp pen; sharp learning ability).

Thus, because the constituent elements of words such as bright, clear, deep, and sharp have the ability to function independently, both the words "bright" and "deep" are independent compound words, not reduplicative words.

Man Nong (CTV)

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