tụng kinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誦經, composed of 誦 and 經.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ kïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ kɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˨˩˨ kɨn˧˧]

Verb

tụng kinh

1. (Buddhism) to read scriptures; to chant sutras