tương sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • tương sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相生, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 生 (“to give birth to”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

tương sinh

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