an dưỡng đường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安養 (“foster”) and 堂 (“house”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ zɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˨ ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩]

Noun

an dưỡng đường

1. a place where people recover and rest after illness