thần chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神 (“divine”) and 咒 (“chant”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier câu) thần chú

  1. (Buddhism) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit
    thần chú Đức Phật Thích Ca Mâu Ni/Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm
    the mantra that invokes the Buddha Shakyamuni/the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
  2. (fantasy) an incantation
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