càn khôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乾坤.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːn˨˩ xon˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˦˩ kʰoŋ˧˧] ~ [kaːŋ˦˩ xoŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːŋ˨˩ kʰoŋ˧˧] ~ [kaːŋ˨˩ xoŋ˧˧]

Noun

càn khôn

  1. the |||||| (qian) and ¦¦¦¦¦¦ (kun) hexagrams from the I Ching
  2. heaven and earth
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