thần chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 神 (“divine”) and 咒 (“chant”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

    Noun

    (classifier câu) thần chú

    1. (Buddhism) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit
      thần chú Đức Phật Thích Ca Mâu Ni/Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm
      the mantra that invokes the Buddha Shakyamuni/the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
    2. (fantasy) an incantation
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