ba hồn bảy vía
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Calque of Chinese 三魂七魄 (tam hồn thất phách, literally “three hun, seven po”)
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hon˨˩ ʔɓaj˧˩ viə˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˦˩ ʔɓaj˧˨ viə˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩˦ viə˦˥] ~ [ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩˦ jiə˦˥]
Noun edit
- (occult, typically in summoning rituals) the three hun and seven po of a dead male person
- Bớ ba hồn bảy vía ông Quang!
- O the holy spirits of Mr. Quang!