phá giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 破戒, composed of 破 (“to break”) and 戒 (“precept”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faː˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [faː˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faː˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

Verb

phá giới

  1. (Buddhism, of a monk or nun) to break fundamental Buddhist precepts, typically veganism, or abstinence from alcohol or sex

See also

  • bát giới
  • thập giới
  • thập bát giới
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