nhân quả
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 因果.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ kwaː˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ kwaː˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ waː˨˩˦]
Noun edit
- (Buddhism) the principle of karmic cause and effect regarding human conduct: a specific act or deed (nhân) shall return a justly positive or negative repercussion (quả)
See also edit
- nguyên nhân và kết quả (“non-Buddhist cause and effect; Marxian cause and effect”)