oan nghiệt

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冤 (“wrong”) and 孽 (“evil”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwaːn˧˧ ŋiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwaːŋ˧˧ ŋiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˧˧ ŋiək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

oan nghiệt

  1. (Buddhism) karmic punishment for evil deeds in previous life
    Synonym: oan trái
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