bất hại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不害 (ahimsa).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ haːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ haːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ haːj˨˩˨]

Noun

bất hại

  1. (religion, Buddhism) ahimsa (nonviolence toward all living things)