chúng sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) chúng sanh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 眾生.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    chúng sinh

    1. (Buddhism) "living beings", or more specifically, humans and animals

    See also

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