chân nhân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (Southern Vietnam, dated) chơn nhơn

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 真人.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ ɲən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ɲəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier bậc, đấng, vị) chân nhân

  1. (Taoism) one who has attained the Tao; immortal; true man