phá giới
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 破戒, composed of 破 (“to break”) and 戒 (“precept”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faː˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faː˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [faː˦˥ jəːj˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- (Buddhism, of a monk or nun) to break fundamental Buddhist precepts, typically veganism, or abstinence from alcohol or sex