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”)