cải tử hoàn sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 改 (“change”), 死 (“death”), 還 (“to return”) and 生 (“life”). Compare 起死回生 (qǐsǐhuíshēng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˩ tɨ˧˩ hwaːn˨˩ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˧˨ tɨ˧˨ hwaːŋ˦˩ sɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [kaːj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦ waːŋ˨˩ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

cải tử hoàn sinh

resurrection; revival

Verb

cải tử hoàn sinh

to resurrect; revive
(figurative) to resuscitate

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