nhân quả

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 因果.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ kwaː˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ waː˨˩˦]

    Noun

    nhân quả

    1. (Buddhism) the principle of karmic cause and effect regarding human conduct: a specific act or deed (nhân) shall return a justly positive or negative repercussion (quả)

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