bùa chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 符咒 (SV: phù chú).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓuə˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓuə˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓuə˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

Noun

bùa chú

  1. a talisman; amulet (especially one inscribed)
  2. a spell; incantation
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