phá giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 破戒, composed of 破 (“to break”) and 戒 (“precept”)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faː˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faː˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faː˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

    Verb

    phá giới

    1. (Buddhism, of a monk or nun) to break fundamental Buddhist precepts, typically veganism, or abstinence from alcohol or sex

    See also

    • bát giới
    • thập giới
    • thập bát giới
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