bùa chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 符咒 (SV: phù chú).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuə˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuə˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuə˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

    Noun

    bùa chú

    1. a talisman; amulet (especially one inscribed)
    2. a spell; incantation