Quan Âm

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 觀音, from Chinese 觀音, from Sanskrit अवलोकितस्वर (avalokitasvara).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ʔəm˧˧]

Proper noun

Avalokiteśvara
Quan Âm Bồ Tát
Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva
Guan Yin
Phật Bà Quan Âm
Guan Yin the Lady Buddha

Synonym: Quan Thế Âm

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