ba hồn bảy vía
Vietnamese
Etymology
Calque of Chinese 三魂七魄 (tam hồn thất phách, literally “three hun, seven po”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hon˨˩ ʔɓaj˧˩ viə˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˦˩ ʔɓaj˧˨ viə˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ ʔɓaj˨˩˦ viə˦˥] ~ [ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ ʔɓaj˨˩˦ jiə˦˥]
Noun
- (occult, typically in summoning rituals) the three hun and seven po of a dead male person
- Bớ ba hồn bảy vía ông Quang!
- O the holy spirits of Mr. Quang!
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