tương sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • tương sanh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 相生, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 生 (“to give birth to”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    tương sinh

    1. (occult, divination) xiāngshēng (the reciprocal sustaining of the wuxing elements)
      Meronyms: hoả sinh thổ, kim sinh thuỷ, mộc sinh hoả, thổ sinh kim, thuỷ sinh mộc
      Coordinate term: tương khắc
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