phá giới
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 破戒, composed of 破 (“to break”) and 戒 (“commandment”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faː˧˦ zəːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [faː˨˩˦ jəːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [faː˦˥ jəːj˦˥]
Verb
phá giới
- (Buddhism, of a monk) to break fundamental Buddhist commandments, typically veganism, or abstinence from alcohol or sex