quyên sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 捐生, composed of 捐 (“to give up”) and 生 (“life”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwiən˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kwiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [wiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

quyên sinh

1. (euphemistic) to commit suicide