thiên thai

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 天台.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tʰaːj˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰaːj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰaːj˧˧]

    Noun

    thiên thai

    1. (uncommon) paradise; divine realm; land of promise
    2. (Buddhism) Tiantai (a school of Mahayana Buddhism that stresses the Lotus Sutra)
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