chúng sinh

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Vietnamese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 眾生.

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

chúng sinh

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

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