quả báo

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nhân quả báo ứng (“karma”). Sino-Vietnamese word from 果報.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˨ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˥]

Noun

quả báo • (果報)

  1. karma (a force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows)
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