thần trụ trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

thần (“god”) +‎ trụ (“pillar”) +‎ trời (“heaven”). Some sources[1] suggest this god's name was Khổng Lồ.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]

Noun

thần trụ trời

  1. a god in some Baiyue mythology who separated heaven and earth with a stone pillar

References
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