Chúa Trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Chúa (“the Lord”) +‎ trời (“heaven”), calque of Chinese 天主 (Thiên Chủ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˦ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ ʈəːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuə˦˥ ʈəːj˨˩]

Proper noun

Chúa Trời

(secularism or Protestantism) Synonym of Thiên Chúa (“the Lord”)
Đức Chúa Trời Cha/Mẹ
God the Father/Mother
- 1925, “Xuất Ê-díp-tô Ký 20 [Exodus 20]”, in Kinh Thánh [the Holy Bible]:
  Ta là Giê-hô-va Đức Chúa Trời ngươi, đã rút ngươi ra khỏi xứ Ê-díp-tô, là nhà nô-lệ.
  I am Jehovah your God who liberated you from the land of Egypt, the house of slavery.

Usage notes

While both words have found secular use, Thiên Chúa is still not used in Protestantism and Chúa Trời not in Catholicism.

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