phá giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 破戒, composed of 破 (“to break”) and 戒 (“precept”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faː˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faː˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faː˦˥ jəːj˦˥]

Verb

phá giới

(Buddhism, of a monk or nun) to break fundamental Buddhist precepts, typically veganism, or abstinence from alcohol or sex

See also

bát giới
thập giới
thập bát giới

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