trụ trì

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 住持.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ t͡ɕi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʈɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʈɪj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier vị) trụ trì

1. (Buddhism) head monk of a Buddhist temple