ngũ giới
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 五戒, composed of 五 (“five”) and 戒 (“to swear off; be on guard”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ zəːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (religion, Buddhism) the Five Precepts[1]