童

bà đồng

(occult, divination) of mediums or divination


đồng

Norman & Mei (1976: 296-7) propose an Austroasiatic origin and consider it cognate to Mon ဒံၚ် (tòŋ, “to dance while under daemonic possession; to proceed by leaps”), ဒေါၚ် (tòŋ, “shaman called in to organise kəlok dances”), etc.; they even propose Austroasiatic etymology for Chinese 童 (“(dialectal) shaman”). Sagart (2008:142) counts Vietnamese đồng among "Austroasiatic terms", yet he considers the resemblance between those and Chinese 童 (“(dialectal) shaman”) to be "undoubtedly fortuitous".
However, Vietnamese đồng is also likely a Sino-Vietnamese word from 童 (“child; servant; (dialectal) shaman”).

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ông đồng

bà đồng

thứ nhất ngồi đồng, thứ nhì chồng quan

sitting (as) a medium ranks first; having an official for a husband ranks second [among the best things for women]

𨔍(Lạ)之(gì)󰜋(một)骨(cốt)󰜋(một)同(đồng)初(xưa)󰅒(nay)

1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 1162:

Little wonder that the witch and the medium have been working hand in glove with each other!


cung

12 cung hoàng đạo


cốt

From etymology above, as seen in the expression ‘[có] căn cốt đồng’ “[to have] the essence / inner quality to be a medium”.

bà cốt

ông cốt


tuổi

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 歲 (“age”, SV: tuế).

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SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">tuế</i>

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Mày tuổi gì?
Tuổi mèo/Mão.
What's your zodiac beast?
Cat.

Nó tuổi hổ/Dần nên nóng tính lắm.

His zodiac beast is the Tiger. No wonder he has such a temper.

Tao tuổi trâu/Sửu, nó tuổi hổ/Dần, không hạp nhau đâu.

My zodiac beast is the Buffalo, his is the Tiger, so we don't get along.

(occult, divination) the Vietnamese zodiac equivalent of a zodiac sign, i.e. an earthly branch or a zodiac beast, based on birthyear


Bạch Dương

[ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ zɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ jɨəŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Bạch Dương.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白羊 (“white sheep”).


chiêm tinh học

[t͡ɕiəm˧˧ tïŋ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕiəm˧˧ tɨn˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]


Kim Ngưu

[kim˧˧ ŋɨw˧˧]

[kim˧˧ ŋɨw˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Kim Ngưu.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 金牛 (“golden bull”).


Song Tử

[sawŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˩]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˧˨]

[sɔŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

[sawŋ͡m˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Song Tử.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙子 (“two children”).


Cự Giải

[kɨ˧˨ʔ zaːj˧˩]

[kɨ˨˩ʔ jaːj˧˨]

[kɨ˨˩˨ jaːj˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Cự Giải.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 巨蟹 (“giant crab”).


Sư Tử

[ʂɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

[sɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]


Thất Nữ

[tʰət̚˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]

[tʰək̚˦˧˥ nɨ˧˨]

[tʰək̚˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Thất Nữ.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 室女, composed of 室 (“house”) and 女 (“female”). In Chinese, 室女 as a common noun means unmarried female virgin although this use is dated and is not attested in Vietnamese.

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Xử Nữ (“Virgo”)


Xử Nữ

[sɨ˧˩ nɨ˦ˀ˥]

[sɨ˨˩˦ nɨ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 處女 (“female virgin”).


Trinh Nữ

[t͡ɕïŋ˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]

[ʈɨn˧˧ nɨ˧˨]

[ʈɨn˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Trinh Nữ.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貞女 (“female virgin”).


Song Nam

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ naːm˧˧]

[sɔŋ˧˧ naːm˧˧]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ naːm˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Song Nam.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙 (“double”) and 男 (“male”).

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Song Tử (“Gemini”)


Thiên Xứng

[tʰiən˧˧ sɨŋ˧˦]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˦˧˥]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Thiên Xứng.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天秤 (“scales”).

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Thiên Bình (“Libra”)


Thiên Bình

[tʰiən˧˧ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨn˦˩]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɓɨn˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Thiên Bình.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天平 (“scales”).


Cân Xứng

[kən˧˧ sɨŋ˧˦]

[kəŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˦˧˥]

[kəŋ˧˧ sɨŋ˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Cân Xứng.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斤 (“catty”) and 秤 (“scale”).


Bắc Giải

[ʔɓak̚˧˦ zaːj˧˩]

[ʔɓak̚˦˧˥ jaːj˧˨]

[ʔɓak̚˦˥ jaːj˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Bắc Giải.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 北 (“north”) and 蟹 (“crab”). Compare Nam Dương (“Capricorn”, literally “southern goat”).

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Cự Giải (“Cancer”)


Hải Sư

[haːj˧˩ sɨ˧˧]

[haːj˧˨ ʂɨ˧˧]

[haːj˧˨ sɨ˧˧]

[haːj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˧˧]

[haːj˨˩˦ sɨ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Hải Sư.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 海獅 (“sea lion”).

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Sư Tử (“Leo”)


Bọ Cạp

[ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ kaːp̚˧˨ʔ]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ kaːp̚˨˩ʔ]

[ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ kaːp̚˨˩˨]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Bọ Cạp.wav

(astrology) Synonym of Thiên Yết (“Scorpio”)

(astronomy) Synonym of Thiên Yết (“Scorpius”)


Thần Nông

[tʰən˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Thần Nông.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神農, composed of 神 (“godly”) and 農 (“farming”), from Chinese 神農 /神农 (Shénnóng).

họ Thần Nông / Thần Nông thị

Con cháu Thần Nông thị là Đế Minh lấy con gái Vụ Tiên mà sinh Kinh Dương Vương, tức là thủy tổ của Bách Việt.

1993, Lê Văn Hưu with Phan Thu Tiên, Ngô Sĩ Liên, “Kỷ Hồng Bàng Thị [The Age of the Hongbangites]”, in Viện Khoa học Xã hội Việt Nam, transl., Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư [The Complete Annals of Great Viet], volume 1:

Emperor Minh was a Shennongite, and he married Vụ Tiên's daughter and begat Kinh Dương Vương, the progenitor of the Baiyue.


Nhân Mã

[ɲən˧˧ maː˦ˀ˥]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ maː˧˨]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ maː˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Nhân Mã.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人馬 (“centaur”).


Xạ Thủ

[saː˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˩]

[saː˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˧˨]

[saː˨˩˨ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Xạ Thủ.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 射手 (“shooter”). Compare Japanese 射手座 (Iteza).

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Nhân Mã (“Sagittarius”)


Ma Kết

[maː˧˧ ket̚˦˧˥]

[maː˧˧ kəːt̚˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Ma Kết.wav

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 摩羯 (SV: Ma Yết, Ma Kiết)

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SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">Ma Yết, Ma Kiết</i>


Nam Dương

Sino-Vietnamese word from 南 (“south”) and 羊 (“caprid”). Compare Bắc Giải (“Cancer”, literally “northern crab”).

[naːm˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]

[naːm˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[naːm˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Nam Dương.wav

(astrology) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricorn”)

(astronomy) Synonym of Ma Kết (“Capricornus”)


Bảo Bình

[ʔɓaːw˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]

[ʔɓaːw˧˨ ʔɓɨn˦˩]

[ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Bảo Bình.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寶瓶 (“precious vase”).


Thuỷ Bình

[tʰwi˧˩ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]

[tʰwɪj˧˨ ʔɓɨn˦˩]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ ʔɓɨn˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Thuỷ Bình.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水瓶 (“water vase”).

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Bảo Bình (“Aquarius”)


Song Ngư

[sawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

[sɔŋ˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

[sawŋ͡m˧˧ ŋɨ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Song Ngư.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙魚 (“two fish”).


Thiên Yết

[tʰiən˧˧ ʔiət̚˧˦]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔiək̚˦˧˥]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔiək̚˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Thiên Yết.wav

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 天蠍 (SV: Thiên Hiết).

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SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">Thiên Hiết</i>


Song Sinh

[sawŋ͡m˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]

[sɔŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

[ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Song Sinh.wav


Sơn Dương

Sino-Vietnamese word from 山羊, composed of 山 (“mountain”) and 羊 (“caprid”), from Chinese 山羊 (shānyáng, “goat”), common reading of San Dương. Compare Miên Dương (“Aries”, literally “sheep”).

[səːn˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Sơn Dương.wav


Sơn Dương

[səːn˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʂəːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[səːŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

Sơn Dương, the name of various places in Vietnam

Shanyang, the name of various places in China


thiếu nữ

[tʰiəw˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]

[tʰiw˨˩˦ nɨ˧˨]

[tʰiw˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少女, composed of 少 (“young”) and 女 (“female person”).

Từ bốn nghi này tiếp tục hình thành nên Bát quái Càn, Đoài, Ly, Chấn, Tốn, Khảm, Cấn, Khôn với bốn cặp đối xứng nhau, tức: Càn là cha, Khôn là mẹ; Chấn là trưởng nam, Tốn là trưởng nữ; Khảm là trung nam, Ly là trung nữ; Cấn là thiếu nam, Đoài là thiếu nữ.

2009, BÁT TRẠCH MINH KÍNH, Nhà xuất bản Hà Nội, translation of 八宅明鏡, page 26:

From these four modes, the Eight Trigrams, the Creative, the Joyous, the Clinging, the Arousing, the Gentle, the Abysmal, the Keeping Still and the Receptive, form four contrastive pairs: the Creative is the father, the Receptive is the mother; the Arousing is the eldest son, the Gentle is the eldest daughter; the Abysmal is the middle son, the Clinging is the middle daughter; the Keeping Still is the youngest son, the Joyous is the youngest daughter.


Dương Cưu

[zɨəŋ˧˧ kiw˧˧]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ kɨw˧˧]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ kɨw˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Dương Cưu.wav

(astrology, astronomy) Synonym of Bạch Dương (“Aries”)


Hổ Cáp

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Hổ Cáp.wav


Miên Dương

[miən˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]

[miəŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[miəŋ˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-Miên Dương.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 綿羊, composed of 綿 (“wool”) and 羊 (“caprid”), from Chinese 綿羊 /绵羊 (miányáng, “sheep”). Compare Sơn Dương (“Capricorn”, literally “goat”).


bát quái

[ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ kwaːj˧˦]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ kwaːj˨˩˦]

[ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ waːj˦˥]


vận mệnh

[vən˧˨ʔ məjŋ̟˧˨ʔ]

[vəŋ˨˩ʔ men˨˩ʔ]

[vəŋ˨˩˨ məːn˨˩˨]

[jəŋ˨˩˨ məːn˨˩˨]

vận mệnh dân tộc

(especially divination or literary) fate


nhị thập bát tú

[ɲi˧˨ʔ tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦ tu˧˦]

[ɲɪj˨˩ʔ tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ tʊw˨˩˦]

[ɲɪj˨˩˨ tʰəp̚˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ tʊw˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-nhị thập bát tú.wav


chiêm tinh thuật

[t͡ɕiəm˧˧ tïŋ˧˧ tʰwət̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕiəm˧˧ tɨn˧˧ tʰwək̚˨˩ʔ]

[cim˧˧ tɨn˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨]


điềm

điềm lành/tốt

điềm dữ/xấu


thần số học

[tʰən˨˩ so˧˦ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ ʂow˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ sow˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ ʂow˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ sow˦˥ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨]

thần (“god; deity”) + số học (“arithmetic”).


tương khắc

[tɨəŋ˧˧ xak̚˧˦]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ kʰak̚˦˧˥]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ xak̚˦˧˥]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ kʰak̚˦˥]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ xak̚˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相克, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 克 (“to vanquish”).

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Meronyms: hoả khắc kim, kim khắc mộc, mộc khắc thổ, thổ khắc thuỷ, thuỷ khắc hoả

Coordinate term: tương sinh

(occult, divination) xiāngkè (the reciprocal subduing of the wuxing elements)


tương sinh

[tɨəŋ˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]

[tɨəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相生, composed of 相 (“reciprocal”) and 生 (“to give birth to”).

Meronyms: hoả sinh thổ, kim sinh thuỷ, mộc sinh hoả, thổ sinh kim, thuỷ sinh mộc

Coordinate term: tương khắc

(occult, divination) xiāngshēng (the reciprocal sustaining of the wuxing elements)


thiếu nam

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少男, composed of 少 (“young”) and 男 (“male person”).