Bắc Đẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 北斗, composed of 北 (“northern”) and 斗 (“dipper”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˧˦ ʔɗəw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓak̚˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩˦]

    Proper noun

    Bắc Đẩu

    1. the god who records all human deaths
      Coordinate term: Nam Tào
      Bắc Đẩu Tinh quân
      Lord Northern Dipper
    2. the Big Dipper
      Coordinate term: Nam Đẩu
      Bắc Đẩu Thất Tinh
      the Seven Stars of the Northern Dipper
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