thần chú
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 神 (“divine”) and 咒 (“chant”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (Buddhism) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit
- thần chú Đức Phật Thích Ca Mâu Ni/Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm
- the mantra that invokes the Buddha Shakyamuni/the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
- (fantasy) an incantation