Thần Tài
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editPartial calque of Chinese 財神/财神 (Tài Thần, “Wealth God”), by reversing the position of the head element, Thần, to conform to native morphology.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ taːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ taːj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ taːj˨˩]
Proper noun
edit- the patron god of wealth, often accompanied by Địa on home altars
- ông Thần Tài ― Lord Wealth