phóng sinh
Pronunciation
Northern
/fawŋ˧˥ sïŋ˧˧/
Central
/fa̰wŋ˩˧ ʂïn˧˥/
Southern
/fawŋ˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧/
Listen
release animals
Verb
release animals
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
release animals Culture, Arts & Proper Names
Animals & Plants
To release captive animals back into nature, often from compassion or religious belief.
vi Mọi người thường đi phóng sinh cá vào dịp đầu năm.
en People often release fish at the beginning of the year.
Parts
phóng / sinh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 放生 …
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Parts
phóng / sinh / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 放生 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 放生
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
放生
Candidates by syllable
phóng
放
sinh
生
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
sát sinh
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Similar
sát sinh
Use
phóng viên / phóng sự / phóng điện / phóng đãng …
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Use
phóng viên / phóng sự / phóng điện / phóng đãng …