tu thành chính quả
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 修成正果.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ kwaː˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ kwaː˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʊw˧˧ tʰan˨˩ cɨn˦˥ waː˨˩˦]
Verb
tu thành chính quả
- (literally) to finish cultivation for the proper result
- (Buddhism) to finally achieve enlightenment after profound efforts and insights