cao tăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 高僧.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ taŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ taŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ taŋ˧˧]

Noun

a virtuous senior monk

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