quyên sinh
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 捐生, composed of 捐 (“to give up”) and 生 (“life”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwiən˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kwiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [wiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
Verb
[edit]- (euphemistic) to commit suicide