Phù Đổng Thiên Vương

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 扶董天王, composed of 扶董 and 天王, i.e. "Heavenly King/Prince of Phù Đổng". Phù Đổng 扶董 (MC bju tuwngX) is the rendition of a sesquisyllabic Vietnamese word ancestral to Dóng (in Thánh Dóng).

This whole phrase is probably a calque of Thánh Dóng.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [fu˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˩ tʰiən˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [fʊw˦˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ tʰiəŋ˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [fʊw˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [fʊw˨˩ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Proper noun

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Phù Đổng Thiên Vương

  1. Thánh Gióng, one of the The Four Immortals in Vietnamese mythology