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Biển / ʔɓiən˧˩ (n.) •
“A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.” - #GraceHopper
Oceans are vast bodies of water that cover roughly 70% of the earth. Seas are smaller and partially enclosed by land....
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Mất / mət̚˧˦ (adj.) •
By definition, “mất” has different meanings based on the context of the subject. They can stand for when you have lost a certain direction, someone, or something. In other words, this word describes something or somebody who is no longer existing.
On the contrary, “mất” does not mean you have lost. In Vietnamese, when you lose in a competition or a game, the word for this situation...
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Sài Gòn / sàj ɣɔ̀n •
Someone once told me, “When you love a writer, yet they don’t write about you, then they are not in love with you.” In 2014, #Vietwordly ‘s very first post was “Sài Gòn.” We did not write about “her” though, we didn’t have the right words. Years and some thousands of followers later, we, slowly but surely, have gathered some of our senses to write about the “Pearl of the Orient.”...
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Đi / Dee (v.) •
After all; it is fair to say having a #relationship is like traveling . When you meet someone, you are going to an unknown territory, a "shangri-la" or undiscovered land where everything is possible.
You both have become a #wanderlust, forever exploring one another. A corner here, a new mountain there - there's always a sense of #adventure together, a companionship.
And if you are lucky,...
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