bố thí

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 布施.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓo˧˦ tʰi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˨˩˦ tʰɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓow˦˥ tʰɪj˦˥]

Noun

bố thí

1. almsgiving; charity
2. dana; the virtue of generosity

Verb

bố thí

1. to give alms