cải tử hoàn sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 改 (“change”), 死 (“death”), 還 (“to return”) and 生 (“life”). Compare 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˩ tɨ˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ sïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ sɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ sɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    cải tử hoàn sinh

    1. resurrection; revival

    Verb

    cải tử hoàn sinh

    1. to resurrect; revive
    2. (figurative) to resuscitate
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