bần tăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 貧僧.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓən˨˩ taŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ taŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ taŋ˧˧]

    Pronoun

    bần tăng

    1. (Chinese fiction, Buddhism, humble) "this poor monk;" I; me

    See also

    • thí chủ