tu hành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 修行.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˧ hajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ hɛɲ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ han˨˩]

Verb

tu hành

1. (Buddhism) to undergo ascetic training
   • Copy from 18th century, Urtext probably from 12th or 15th century, Phật thuyết đại báo phụ mẫu ân trọng kinh (佛說大報父母恩重經):

     迈(mày)虽(tuy)𪜀(là)弟(đệ)子(tử)哿(cả)蚤(tao)多(đi)修(tu)行(hành)虽(tuy)浪(rằng)它(đã)娄(lâu)㝵(ngày)咍(hay)事(sự)某(mỗ)渚(chửa)曠(rộng)

     Although you are my eldest student, who has trained for a long time, your knowledge is not yet wide.