thần chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神 (“divine”) and 咒 (“chant”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier câu) thần chú

(Buddhism) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit
thần chú Đức Phật Thích Ca Mâu Ni/Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm
the mantra that invokes the Buddha Shakyamuni/the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
(fantasy) an incantation

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