tương sinh
Vietnamese
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editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 相生, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 生 (“to give birth to”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
Noun
edit- (occult, divination) xiāngshēng (the reciprocal sustaining of the wuxing elements)
- Meronyms: hoả sinh thổ, kim sinh thuỷ, mộc sinh hoả, thổ sinh kim, thuỷ sinh mộc
- Coordinate term: tương khắc