khẩu nghiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 口業.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəw˧˩ ŋiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˧˨ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xəw˧˨ ŋiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ŋip̚˨˩˨] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ŋip̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khẩu nghiệp

1. verbal karma; speech karma