cải tử hoàn sinh
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 改 (“change”), 死 (“death”), 還 (“to return”) and 生 (“life”). Compare 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˩ tɨ˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun[edit]
Verb[edit]
- to resurrect; revive
- (figurative) to resuscitate