thành hoàng
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰa̤jŋ˨˩ hwa̤ːŋ˨˩/
Central
/tʰan˧˧ hwaːŋ˧˧/
Southern
/tʰan˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩/
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tutelary deity
Noun
tutelary deity
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
tutelary deity
Discourse & Logic
A deity worshipped in Vietnamese village communal houses as a protector of the local people.
vi Người dân trong làng thường làm lễ cúng thành hoàng vào đầu năm.
en The local people often hold a ceremony for the tutelary deity at the beginning of the year.
Parts
thành / hoàng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 城隍 …
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Parts
thành / hoàng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 城隍 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 城隍
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
城隍
Candidates by syllable
thành
城
hoàng
黄（皇 / 磺 / 惶 / 鐄）
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.
Use
thành phố / thành công / hoàn thành / trở thành …
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Use
thành phố / thành công / hoàn thành / trở thành …