bất hại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 不害 (“ahimsa”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓət̚˧˦ haːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˧˥ haːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓək̚˦˥ haːj˨˩˨]

Noun

bất hại

1. (religion, Buddhism) ahimsa (nonviolence toward all living things)