tương sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tương sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相生, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 生 (“to give birth to”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

tương sinh

1. (occult, divination) xiāngshēng (the reciprocal sustaining of the wuxing elements)

   Meronyms: hoả sinh thổ, kim sinh thuỷ, mộc sinh hoả, thổ sinh kim, thuỷ sinh mộc

   Coordinate term: tương khắc