bần tăng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貧僧.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓən˨˩ taŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ taŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ taŋ˧˧]

Pronoun

bần tăng

1. (Chinese fiction, Buddhism, humble) "this poor monk;" I; me

See also

• thí chủ