Phong Thần

See also: phong thần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 封神, literally "to assign for godship", short for Phong Thần Diễn Nghĩa, from Chinese 封神演義 / 封神演义 (Fēngshén Yǎnyì)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

Proper noun

Phong Thần

1. (colloquial) Fengshen Yanyi, an old Chinese novel
2. (colloquial) any work (TV series, video games, etc.) based on the novel