đắc đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 得道, composed of and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗak̚˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

    Verb

    đắc đạo

    1. (religion, especially Buddhism and Taoism) to reach the peak of the Way in one's religion
      Các bậc tu hành đắc đạo.
      The monks have undergone ascetic training and have attained the Way.