bần tăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貧僧.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓən˨˩ taŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ taŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ taŋ˧˧]

Pronoun

bần tăng

  1. (Chinese fiction, Buddhism, humble) "this poor monk;" I; me

See also

  • thí chủ