ngũ hành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五行, composed of 五 (“five”) and 行 (“constant change”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ hajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ hɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ han˨˩]

Noun

ngũ hành

  1. (philosophy) wuxing; Five Phases

References

  1. ^ “行”, in Từ điển Hán Nôm [Sino-Vietnamese Dictionary] (in Vietnamese), since 2001, section Từ điển Thiều Chửu [reprinted from Thieu Chuu, 1942, →OCLC], line 11
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