thần tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神仙, composed of and .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ tiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

thần tiên (神仙)

  1. (mythology) an immortal; a supernatural entity; a celestial being; a transcendent being