thổ địa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰo˧˩ ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰow˧˨ ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰow˨˩˦ ʔɗiə˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 土地.

Noun

thổ địa

land

Etymology 2

Originated in the 1986 Chinese TV series Journey to the West, based on the way the main character (Sun Wukong) calls the "land spirits", short for Chinese 土地神 or 土地公

Noun

thổ địa

land spirit, land guardian, Tu Di Gong

Synonyms

thổ địa công, thổ công, thổ địa thân, thần thổ địa

Derived terms

sơn thần thổ địa

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