nhân quả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 因果.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ kwaː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ waː˨˩˦]

Noun

nhân quả

(Buddhism) the principle of karmic cause and effect regarding human conduct: a specific act or deed (nhân) shall return a justly positive or negative repercussion (quả)

See also

nguyên nhân và kết quả (“non-Buddhist cause and effect; Marxian cause and effect”)

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