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Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 改 (“change”), 死 (“death”), 還 (“to return”) and 生 (“life”). Compare 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˩ tɨ˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ sɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ sɨn˧˧]
Noun
editVerb
edit- to resurrect; revive
- (figurative) to resuscitate