Phong Thần

See also: phong thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 封神, literally "to assign for godship", short for Phong Thần Diễn Nghĩa, from Chinese 封神演義 / 封神演义 (Fēngshén Yǎnyì)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

    Proper noun

    Phong Thần

    1. (colloquial) Fengshen Yanyi, an old Chinese novel
    2. (colloquial) any work (TV series, video games, etc.) based on the novel