thần chú

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Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神 (“divine”) and 咒 (“chant”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier câu) thần chú

1. (Buddhism) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit

   thần chú Đức Phật Thích Ca Mâu Ni/Bồ Tát Quán Thế Âm

   the mantra that invokes the Buddha Shakyamuni/the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara

2. (fantasy) an incantation