Cựu Ước

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 舊約, composed of 舊 (“old”) and 約 (“agreement”), from Chinese 舊約／旧约 (jiùyuē).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiw˧˨ʔ ʔɨək̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩ʔ ʔɨək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨw˨˩˨ ʔɨək̚˦˥]

Proper noun

Cựu Ước

1. the Old Testament

   Antonym: Tân Ước

   Kinh (Thánh) Cựu Ước

   the Old Testament