sát sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殺生, composed of 殺 (“to kill”) and 生 (“life”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːt̚˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [saːk̚˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [saːk̚˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

sát sinh

  1. (chiefly in Buddhism) the act of killing humans or animals

Verb

sát sinh

  1. (chiefly in Buddhism) to kill humans or animals

Usage notes

  • Even though the Chinese word literally means "to kill life", plants, fungi and bacteria do not count, only animals (including humans) do.

Derived terms

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