ni viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 尼 (“bhikkhuni; nun”) and 院 (“institute”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ni˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [nɪj˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

    Noun

    ni viện

    1. (Buddhism) a convent; a nunnery
      Antonym: tăng viện
      Ni viện Thiện Hoà ― the Thiện Hoà Convent
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