chúng sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam) chúng sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 眾生.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [cʊwŋ͡m˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

chúng sinh

1. (Buddhism) "living beings", or more specifically, humans and animals

See also

• sát sinh