vong nhân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亡人, composed of 亡 and 人.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ ɲən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧] ~ [vɔŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vawŋ͡m˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧] ~ [jawŋ͡m˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

vong nhân

  1. (honorific) the dead; the deceased; the departed
    • (Can we date this quote?), Cúng lễ phù chú (供禮符咒):
      𡗶朱眉𬺗世間
      亡人庄矣爲罢𱺵眉
      Trời cho mày xuống thế gian,
      Vong nhân chẳng hãy vì bởi là mày.
      Heaven gave you free rein down here,
      Is it not because of you that people die?
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