ni viện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 尼 (“bhikkhuni; nun”) and 院 (“institute”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ni˧˧ viən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nɪj˧˧ viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [nɪj˧˧ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(Buddhism) a convent; a nunnery
Antonym: tăng viện

Ni viện Thiện Hoà ― the Thiện Hoà Convent

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