phong thần

See also: Phong Thần

Vietnamese

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩] ~ [fɔŋ˧˧ tʰəŋ˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [fawŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 風神, composed of 風 and 神, from Japanese 風神.

Noun

phong thần

  1. (literary) wind god, wind deity
  2. Fūjin

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 封神, composed of 封 and 神.

Verb

phong thần

  1. to angelize; to beatify; to canonize; to deify; to apotheosize
    Những anh hùng dân tộc trong lịch sử được nhà vua phong thần và nhân dân lập đền thờ để ghi nhớ công lao giúp dân giúp nước.
    The national (ethnic) heroes in history were deified by the king and the people built temples to commemorate their merits of helping their people and country.

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