trụ trì

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 住持.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ t͡ɕi˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʈɪj˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʈɪj˨˩]

    Noun

    (classifier vị) trụ trì

    1. (Buddhism) head monk of a Buddhist temple