oan nghiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 冤 (“wrong”) and 孽 (“evil”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwaːn˧˧ ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwaːŋ˧˧ ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˧˧ ŋiək̚˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    oan nghiệt

    1. (Buddhism) karmic punishment for evil deeds in previous life
      Synonym: oan trái
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