cải tử hoàn sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 改 (“change”), 死 (“death”), 還 (“to return”) and 生 (“life”). Compare 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˩ tɨ˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ sɨn˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

cải tử hoàn sinh

1. resurrection; revival

Verb

cải tử hoàn sinh

1. to resurrect; revive
2. (figurative) to resuscitate