quả báo

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nhân quả báo ứng (“karma”). Sino-Vietnamese word from 果報.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˩ ʔɓaːw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaː˧˨ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩˦ ʔɓaːw˦˥]

Noun

quả báo • (果報)

1. karma (a force or law of nature which causes one to reap what one sows)