sinh mạng
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- (Northern Vietnam) sinh mệnh
- (Southern Vietnam, dated) sanh mạng
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 生命, with mixed Northern-Southern reading.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨]