chúng sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam) chúng sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 眾生.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

chúng sinh

  1. (Buddhism) "living beings", or more specifically, humans and animals

See also

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