nhân quả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 因果.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ kwaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ waː˨˩˦]

Noun

nhân quả

1. (Buddhism) the principle of karmic cause and effect regarding human conduct: a specific act or deed (nhân) shall return a justly positive or negative repercussion (quả)

See also

• nguyên nhân và kết quả (“non-Buddhist cause and effect; Marxian cause and effect”)