Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生命, with mixed Northern-Southern reading.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun edit

sinh mạng

  1. life