sinh mạng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Northern Vietnam) sinh mệnh
  • (Southern Vietnam, dated) sanh mạng

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 生命, with mixed Northern-Southern reading.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨]

    Noun

    sinh mạng

    1. life