giáng sinh

See also: Giáng sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, dated) giáng sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 降生.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːŋ˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːŋ˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

giáng sinh

  1. to be born, to incarnate