thần trụ trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

thần (“god”) +‎ trụ (“pillar”) +‎ trời (“heaven”). The stone pillar was called Khổng Lồ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]

Noun

thần trụ trời

1. a god in some Baiyue mythology who separated heaven and earth with a stone pillar