"thiêng liêng" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Vietnamese]

IPA: [tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧] [Huế], [tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Its first element thiêng is non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 聖 (“holy, sacred”, SV: thánh); its other element liêng is likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靈 (“numen > numinous”, SV: linh). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|聖}}, {{der|vi|zh|聖//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">thánh</i>|t=holy, sacred|tr=-}} Chinese 聖 (“holy, sacred”, SV: thánh), {{vi-etym-sino|聖|holy, sacred|thánh|hv=n|nocap=y}} non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 聖 (“holy, sacred”, SV: thánh), {{lang|vi|liêng}} liêng, {{etymid|vi|靈}}, {{der|vi|zh|靈//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">linh</i>|t=numen > numinous|tr=-}} Chinese 靈 (“numen > numinous”, SV: linh), {{vi-etym-sino|靈|numen > numinous|linh|hv=n|nocap=y}} non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 靈 (“numen > numinous”, SV: linh) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} thiêng liêng, {{vi-adj}} thiêng liêng
  1. spiritual; sacred
    Sense id: en-thiêng_liêng-vi-adj-6RDEIuEf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
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        "t": "numen > numinous",
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        "spiritual; sacred"
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      "ipa": "[tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
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      "ipa": "[tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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        "2": "zh",
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
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      "ipa": "[tʰiəŋ˧˧ liəŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
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