giáng sinh

See also: Giáng sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Southern Vietnam, dated) giáng sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 降生.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːŋ˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [jaːŋ˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

giáng sinh

1. to be born, to incarnate