chín suối

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 九泉 (cửu tuyền), from chín (“nine”) +‎ suối (“spring”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˧˦ suəj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin˦˧˥ ʂuj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥ ʂuj˦˥] ~ [cɨn˦˥ suj˦˥]

Noun

chín suối

(occult) Synonym of suối vàng (“the world of the dead”)

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