phá giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 破戒, composed of 破 (“to break”) and 戒 (“commandment”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faː˧ˀ˦ zəːj˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faː˩ˀ˧ jəːj˩ˀ˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faː˦ˀ˥ jəːj˦ˀ˥]

Verb

phá giới

(Buddhism, of a monk) to break fundamental Buddhist commandments, typically abstinence from food made of animals, alcohol, or sex

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