thửa rằng

Vietnamese

Etymology

From thửa (nominalizer) +‎ rằng (to speak), calque of Chinese 所謂 / 所谓 (sở vị).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˧˩ zaŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˧˨ ʐaŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨə˨˩˦ ɹaŋ˨˩]

Noun

thửa rằng • (所浪)

  1. (obsolete, chiefly in translations of Chinese texts) that which is called
    • Di Đà kinh thích giải Hoa ngôn (彌陀經釋解華言 "[Vernacular] Explanation of Classical Chinese in the Amitābha Sūtra"), page 24a.
      所浪感應道交,坤思儀丕。
      Thửa rằng cảm ứng đạo giao, khôn tư nghì vậy.
      What is called the mutual interaction between those cultivating the Way and the Buddha, it is incomprehensible.