tương khắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相克, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 克 (“to vanquish”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ xak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ kʰak̚˦˧˥] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ xak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ kʰak̚˦˥] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ xak̚˦˥]

Noun

tương khắc

  1. (occult, divination) xiāngkè (the reciprocal subduing of the wuxing elements)
    Meronyms: hoả khắc kim, kim khắc mộc, mộc khắc thổ, thổ khắc thuỷ, thuỷ khắc hoả
    Coordinate term: tương sinh
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