thiên sứ

See also: thiền sư and thiện sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天使, composed of 天 (“heaven”) and 使 (“messenger”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

thiên sứ

  1. (religion) angel
    Synonym: thiên thần
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