sinh mạng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) sinh mệnh
• (Southern Vietnam, dated) sanh mạng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生命, with mixed Northern-Southern reading.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ maːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

sinh mạng

1. life