Thần Tài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 財神／财神 (Tài Thần, “Wealth God”), by reversing the position of the head element, Thần, to conform to native morphology.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ taːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ taːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ taːj˨˩]

Proper noun

Thần Tài

the patron god of wealth, often accompanied by Địa on home altars
ông Thần Tài ― Lord Wealth

See also

Địa

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