chính đạo
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Vietnamese
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 正道, composed of 正 (“correct”) and 道 (“path”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cɨn˦˥ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]
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Noun
[edit]- (especially Buddhism) the correct path; a noble practice; righteous conduct
- Bát chính đạo ― The Eightfold Path; eight noble practices