cao tăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 高僧.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ taŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ taŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ taŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    cao tăng

    1. a virtuous senior monk