quyên sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 捐生, composed of 捐 (“to give up”) and 生 (“life”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwiən˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kwiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [wiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

quyên sinh

  1. (rare, euphemistic, old-fashioned or literary) to commit suicide
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