thiên sứ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天使, composed of 天 (“heaven”) and 使 (“messenger”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ sɨ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [tʰiəŋ˧˧ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

thiên sứ

(religion) Synonym of thiên thần (“angel”)

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