nghiệt chướng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孽障.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiək̚˨˩˨ cɨəŋ˦˥]

Noun

nghiệt chướng

  1. evil creature
  2. (Buddhism) retribution for the sins of a previous life
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