thiêng liêng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Its first element thiêng is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 聖 (“holy, sacred”, SV: thánh); its other element liêng is likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靈 (“numen > numinous”, SV: linh).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]