bùa chú

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 符咒 (SV: phù chú).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuə˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuə˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓuə˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

Noun

bùa chú

1. a talisman; amulet (especially one inscribed)
2. a spell; incantation