cứu tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 救星.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiw˧˦ tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨw˨˩˦ tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨw˦˥ tɨn˧˧]

Noun

cứu tinh

  1. savior
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 21:
      "Jeanne Anna Villarial! Con là may mắn, là cứu tinh, hạnh phúc của ta!"
      "Jeanne Anna Villarial! You are our luck, our savior and our happiness!"
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