chánh niệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 正念.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˦ niəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˦˧˥ niəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [can˦˥ nim˨˩˨]

Noun

chánh niệm

1. (Buddhism) mindfulness (the first factor of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment)

   Synonym: chính niệm