tu thành chính quả

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 修成正果.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ kwaː˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ kwaː˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ tʰan˨˩ cɨn˦˥ waː˨˩˦]

    Verb

    tu thành chính quả

    1. (literal) to finish cultivation for the proper result
    2. (Buddhism) to finally achieve enlightenment after profound efforts and insights