từ trần

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 辭 (“to say goodbye to”) and 塵 (“this mortal life”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ t͡ɕən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˦˩ ʈəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩ ʈəŋ˨˩]

Verb

từ trần

(honorific or euphemistic) to pass away
Synonyms: tạ thế, mệnh chung, mệnh một, lìa trần, lìa đời

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.