Trấn Vũ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 真武 (“True Warrior”, SV: Chân Vũ), a misreading that may have been confused with 振武 (chấn/chân vũ/võ, “to exert military might”). Compare Japanese 振武 (shinbu) and Japanese 真武 (Shinbu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˦ vu˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəŋ˦˧˥ vʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəŋ˦˥ vʊw˨˩˦] ~ [ʈəŋ˦˥ jʊw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Trấn Vũ

  1. synonym of Huyền Vũ (“Xuanwu”)
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