sát sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

sát sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 殺生, composed of 殺 (“to kill”) and 生 (“life”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːt̚˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂaːk̚˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [saːk̚˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

(chiefly in Buddhism) the act of killing humans or animals

Verb

(chiefly in Buddhism) to kill humans or animals

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