念

念神咒 (niệm thần chú)


旱

解旱 (giải hạn)

to neutralize unlucky supernatural forces that's haunting you

chữ Hán form of hạn
(occult) a period of bad luck

chữ Hán form of hạn
a period of bad luck


童

bà đồng

(occult, divination) of mediums or divination


thánh

Sino-Vietnamese word from 聖.
The informal adjectival sense "naive, credulous, gullible" and nominal sense "idiot, moron, simpleton" likely semantically develop from senses "saintly" and "saint" respectively, thus paralleling silly and crétin each in that order; see those entries for etymologies and semantic developments.

Thánh Phan-xi-cô

c. 53 - 57 CE, 1 Corinthians 1:2-3; 2001 Vietnamese translation from the New Vietnamese Bible version; 2021 English translation from the New Revised Standard Version
Kính gửi Hội Thánh của Đức Chúa Trời tại thành phố Cô-rinh-tô, tức là những người đã được thánh hóa trong Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-su, cũng được gọi là các thánh, cùng với tất cả những người ở khắp mọi nơi cầu khẩn danh Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-su, Chúa của họ và của chúng ta. Nguyện xin Đức Chúa Trời, Cha chúng ta và Chúa Cứu Thế Giê-su ban ân sủng và bình an cho anh chị em.

To the church of God that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.


ám

bị ma ám


四海

(Chinese mythology) the four major seas where the four Dragon Kings reign


鴻毛

(mythology) one of the nine groups of hair of the mane of the horse that Sơn Tinh offered the reigning Hùng king to propose to his princess


ma cà rồng

[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˨˩]

[maː˧˧ kaː˦˩ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]

[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]

ma (“ghost, demon”) + cà rồng, second element's etymology being unknown.
Attested in the Kiến văn tiểu lục (Lê Quý Đôn), the Thoái thực ký văn (Trương Quốc Dụng) and the Hưng Hóa kỷ lược (Phạm Thận Duật) in chữ Nôm as Cà-Rồng-quỷ (茄蠬鬼), Kì-Lằng-quỷ (奇䗀鬼), Càn-Sùng-quỷ (乾崇鬼).

(folklore, mythology) blood-sucking evil spirit in ethnic minority's folklores

Abraham Lincoln, thợ săn ma cà rồng


bằng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鵬. See also đại bàng (“eagle”).

Zhuangzi, ch. 1. English translation by James Legge; Vietnamese translation by Nguyễn Hiến Lê

In the Northern Ocean there is a fish, the name of which is Kun - I do not know how many li in size. It changes into a bird with the name of Peng, the back of which is (also) - I do not know how many li in extent.

Biển Bắc có con cá gọi là cá côn, mình dài không biết mấy ngàn dặm. Nó biến thành con chim gọi là chim bằng, lưng rộng không biết mấy ngàn dặm.

(rare, Chinese mythology) (chim ~) Peng, a giant mythical bird


phách

Đêm qua chẳng biết có hay không,
Chẳng phải hoảng hốt, không mơ mòng.
Thật hồn! Thật phách! Thật thân thế!
Thật được lên tiên - sướng lạ lùng.

1921, Tản Đà, Hầu Trời [Serving the Heavenly Lord]:

Not sure last night was real,
I don't think I was frightened or dreaming.
But rather, really spirited! Really zealous! Really lively!
Really got into heaven - so joyful.

(occult, folklore) a soul; a spirit (po as opposed to hun)


âm

ngày âm

(occult) having "yin" characteristics, as in "dark", "lunar" or "feminine"


dương

ngày dương

(occult) having "yang" characteristics, such as "bright", "solar" or "masculine"


tiên

Sino-Vietnamese word from 仙, also written as 僊.

thần tiên

Bát Tiên

Hằng Nga Tiên tử

(Chinese mythology, Taoism) xian (an immortal; celestial being)


cung

12 cung hoàng đạo


âm dương

[ʔəm˧˧ zɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-âm dương.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰陽, composed of 陰 (“yin”) and 陽 (“yang”).


cốt

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

bà cốt

ông cốt

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

1820, 阮攸 [Nguyễn Du], compiled by Liễu Văn Đường, 傳翹 [Truyện Kiều], published 1866, line 1162:

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


hồ li

Daji
King Zhou of Shang
huli jing
vi:Hồ ly tinh

Sino-Vietnamese word from 狐狸 (“fox”), shortened from Chinese 狐狸精 (hồ li tinh, “huli jing”, literally “fox spirit”). The most well-known of this kind is a fictitious counterpart of Daji, a female one that allured King Zhou of Shang into a reign of cruelty.

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">hồ li tinh</i>

(Chinese mythology) a type of fox yaoguai that disguises as a human; a fox in human's clothing


cúng

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 供 (“to offer”, SV: cung). Doublet of cung.

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

vi-etym-sino

(religion, occult) to give offerings, to enshrine, to worship


tế

tế sống

(occult) to sacrifice to; to make an offering to


tuổi

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

der

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

vi-etym-sino

Mày tuổi gì?
Tuổi mèo/Mão.

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


côn

(rare, Chinese mythology) (cá ~) Kun, a giant mythical fish


mệnh

Sino-Vietnamese word from 命; this is the Northern form. Doublet of mạng, the Southern form.

Mệnh hoả không hạp với mệnh thuỷ.

"Fire people" don't get along with "water people".

(occult) the wuxing element you're associated with, which dictates your luck and the kind of people you can get along with


kiếp

kiếp trước

Nếu có kiếp sau, ta nguyện bên nhau.

If there is another life, we vow to be together.

Ta mang bao tội lỗi,
Nên thân ta giờ đây,
Kiếp sống không nhà không người thân.
Ta mang bao tội lỗi,
Người ơi, ta đâu còn chi !
Xin hãy tránh xa kiếp đỏ đen !

2006, Duy Mạnh, “Kiếp đỏ đen [Gambling Life]”:

I'm so sinful,
Now I have to live this life,
No home, no loved ones.
I'm so sinful,
O humanity, I have nothing left!
Please stay clear of the gambling life!

♀: Em yêu anh, ngả nghiêng, bồng bềnh niềm kiêu hãnh.
Thiên đường xanh mướt, gió trong lành
Cuốn vào đời anh là em bất tận.
Vô tình chúng ta thuộc về nhau, ngàn kiếp sau.

2007, Mạnh Quân, “Thiên đường gọi tên [The Paradise is Saying Your Name]”:

♀: I love you, with drifting, floating pride.
A green paradise, with refreshing winds
That carry all of my infinite self into your life.
By the hands of fate, we belong together, for all lives after this.


nàng tiên

[naːŋ˨˩ tiən˧˧]

[naːŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

[naːŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

(mythology) a young-looking female fairy


quy

qui (alternative)
Qui (alternative)
Quy (alternative)

(Chinese mythology) the Turtle, one of the Four Benevolent Animals


hoàng tuyền

[hwaːŋ˦˩ twiəŋ˦˩]

[waːŋ˨˩ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黃泉, composed of 黃 (“yellow”) and 泉 (“spring”).


quỷ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬼 (“ghost; devil; ogre”).

nghịch như quỷ

very mischievous, very naughty, like ghosts / fiends

nhất quỷ, nhì ma, thứ ba học trò

Ghosts [rank] first, fiends second, students third [in mischievousness]

(mythology) any generic ugly, mischievous or evil spirit; a demon, a devil, an imp, a goblin, an ogre, an orc, an oni, etc.


chú lùn

[t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦ lun˦˩]

[cʊw˦˥ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

(mythology, folklore, fantasy) a short humanoid creature, usually a dwarf


kì lân

[kɪj˦˩ ləŋ˧˧]

[kɪj˨˩ ləŋ˧˧]


Héc-quyn

[hɛk̚˦˥ wɨn˧˧]

From French Hercule (“Hercules; Heracles”). As with other French words with a mute h, the h is "unmuted", making this also a partial orthographic borrowing from French. The "Forbidden One" sense comes from the fact that this "Forbidden One" has infinite attack strength, and that the manga series as well as the card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, in its Chinese bootleg form, peaked during the same period as the airing of the TV show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.


Uy-lít-xơ

[ʔwi˧˧ lit̚˧˦ səː˧˧]

[ʔwɪj˧˧ lit̚˦˧˥ səː˧˧]

[(ʔ)wɪj˧˧ lɨt̚˦˥ səː˧˧]

Borrowed from French Ulysse (“Ulysses”).

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Odysseus; Ulysses


A-sin

[ʔaː˧˧ sin˧˧]

[ʔaː˧˧ ʂin˧˧]

[ʔaː˧˧ sin˧˧]

[ʔaː˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]

[ʔaː˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology, literature) Achilles


ngựa thành Tơ-roa

[ŋɨə˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ təː˧˧ ɹwaː˧˧]

[ŋɨə˧˨ʔ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ təː˧˧ zwaː˧˧]

[ŋɨə˨˩ʔ tʰɛɲ˦˩ təː˧˧ ɹwaː˧˧]

[ŋɨə˨˩˨ tʰan˨˩ təː˧˧ ɹwaː˧˧]

ngựa (“horse”) + thành (“castle; fort; city”) + Tơ-roa (“Troy”), calque of French cheval de Troie.


Hê-ra-clét

Borrowed from French Héraclès. As with other French words with a mute h, the h is "unmuted", making this also a partial orthographic borrowing from French.


thổ địa

Journey to the West (1986 TV series)
Sun Wukong
Xuanzang

Short for Chinese 土地神 (thổ địa thần) or 土地公 (thổ địa công, literally “land lord; land duke”), popularized by the 1986 Chinese TV series Journey to the West, based on the way the main character Sun Wukong calls on "land spirits" for intel, usually on the local monsters that have kidnapped his master Xuanzang.

[tʰo˧˩ ʔɗiə˧˨ʔ]

[tʰow˧˨ ʔɗiə˨˩ʔ]

[tʰow˨˩˦ ʔɗiə˨˩˨]

(mythology, especially Chinese mythology or fiction) Tudigong


Na Tra

[naː˧˧ t͡ɕaː˧˧]

[naː˧˧ ʈaː˧˧]

[naː˧˧ ʈaː˧˧]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 哪吒 (SV: Na Trá).

der

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


Dương Tiễn

[zɨəŋ˧˧ tiən˦ˀ˥]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ tiəŋ˧˨]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ tiəŋ˨˩˦]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 楊戩 (SV: Dương Tiển).

der

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


á thần

[ʔaː˧˦ tʰən˨˩]

[ʔaː˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˦˩]

[ʔaː˦˥ tʰəŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞神, composed of 亞 (“sub-”) and 神 (“god”). The prefix 亞 denotes secondariness or lesserness rather than the notion of a demigod as a genealogical "half-god". Japanese 亜神 (ashin, “demigod”) and Japanese 亜人 (ajin, á nhân, “demihuman”) are also found in contemporary fantasy.

Hồ sơ á thần

(neologism, mythology, fantasy) synonym of bán thần (“a demigod”)


Phù Tang

[fu˨˩ taːŋ˧˧]

[fʊw˦˩ taːŋ˧˧]

[fʊw˨˩ taːŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扶桑 (an alternate Chinese name of the Hibiscus rosa-sinensis), derived from the name of a legendary tree that was said to have grown somewhere in the East China Sea (東海 /东海 (Dōnghǎi)), where the sun rose. The name was also used to refer to the sun, and a legendary country that was located in the East.

Phù-Tang (alternative)
Phù-tang (alternative)
Phù tang (alternative)

(literary, Chinese mythology) Fusang, legendary land to the East commonly assumed to be Japan


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”).


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”)


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).

Thần-Nông (alternative)
Thần-nông (alternative)
Thần nông (alternative)

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˨˩˦]

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) centaur


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)

der

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”)


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).

der

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


Hoàng Đế

[hwaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗe˧˦]

[hwaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[waːŋ˨˩ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黃帝, composed of 黃 (“yellow”) and 帝 (“emperor”).

Hoàng-Đế (alternative)
Hoàng-đế (alternative)
Hoàng đế (alternative)
Huỳnh Đế (alternative)
Huỳnh-Đế (alternative)
Huỳnh-đế (alternative)


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


Pô-dê-i-đông

[po˧˧ ze˧˧ ʔi˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[pow˧˧ jej˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[pow˧˧ jej˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]


suối vàng

[suəj˧˦ vaːŋ˨˩]

[ʂuj˨˩˦ vaːŋ˦˩]

[suj˨˩˦ vaːŋ˦˩]

[ʂuj˦˥ vaːŋ˨˩]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-suối vàng.wav

suối (“spring; stream”) + vàng (“yellow”), calque of Chinese 黃泉 /黄泉 (hoàng tuyền)

cal

<i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">hoàng tuyền</i>

xuống suối vàng

Mày mà cứ thối thây thế này cả đời thì tao có xuống suối vàng cũng không nhắm mắt nổi.

I'll never be able to die with my eyes closed if you just keep being a worthless ass like this for all your life.


thuồng luồng

vi-noun

(classifier con) thuồng luồng • (從弄, 𧐺𬠥)

[tʰuəŋ˨˩ luəŋ˨˩]

[tʰuəŋ˦˩ luəŋ˦˩]

[tʰuəŋ˨˩ luəŋ˨˩]

Uncertain. Either:
* From the proto-form /*tʰluong/ provisionally reconstructed by Trần Trọng Dương (2013). This form might be related to Middle Chinese 龍 (ljowng) in some way. The presence of preintial /*tʰ-/, however, is left unexplained.
* Or, from Old Chinese 龍 (OC *[mə]-roŋ, “dragon”) (B-S) (SV: long) as suggested by Schuessler (2007) and the earlier Maspero (1912). The sound change resulting in thuồng (*C-r- > ‹th-›) can be seen in cases like tháng (“month”), thông (“river (Northeastern dialectal)”), thao (“star (Northeastern dialectal)”).
Either way, doublet of rồng.

(mythology) aquatic serpent-like monster


phượng hoàng

con (classifier)
phụng hoàng (alternative)

[fɨəŋ˧˨ʔ hwaːŋ˨˩]

[fɨəŋ˨˩ʔ hwaːŋ˦˩]

[fɨəŋ˨˩˨ waːŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鳳凰 (“fenghuang”). Compare phụng hoàng.

vi-etym-sino

Hội Phượng Hoàng


nhập

Sino-Vietnamese word from 入 (“to enter; to take in”).

bị ma/quỷ nhập


hạn

giải hạn

Năm nay hạn.

This year's gonna have a drought. / This year's projected to be unlucky for me.


lành

head

令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬

lành • (令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬)

vi-adj

令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬

令 (CJK)
冷 (CJK)
怜 (CJK)
苓 (CJK)
袊 (CJK)
𡅐 (CJK)
𡅑 (CJK)
𫅜 (CJK)
𬙽 (CJK)
𫅞 (CJK)

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 令 (“good; fine; excellent”, SV: linh).
Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th century) as 領 (MC ljengX), glossed as "good" (好), with "not good" (不好) being 張領 (MC trjang ljengX), i.e. chẳng lành.

der

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

vi-etym-sino

điềm lành

ngày lành


đầu thai

[ʔɗəw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˧]

[ʔɗəw˦˩ tʰaːj˧˧]

[ʔɗəw˨˩ tʰaːj˧˧]


chín suối

[t͡ɕin˦˧˥ ʂuj˨˩˦]

[t͡ɕin˦˧˥ suj˨˩˦]

[cɨn˦˥ ʂuj˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-chín suối.wav

Calque of Chinese 九泉 (cửu tuyền), from chín (“nine”) + suối (“spring”).

(occult) synonym of suối vàng (“the world of the dead”)


cõi

bờ cõi

cõi âm/dương

cõi vĩnh hằng

Cõi người ta

(literary, usually occult, religion or figurative) a domain, realm or land


ông kẹ

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˧˨ʔ]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˨˩˨]


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”).


thuỷ cung

[tʰwi˧˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰwɪj˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水宮, composed of 水 and 宮.


hình nộm

[hïŋ˨˩ nom˧˨ʔ]

hình nộm thử nghiệm va chạm


âm phủ

[ʔəm˧˧ fu˧˩]

[ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˧˨]

[ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-âm phủ.wav

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰府, composed of 陰 (“yin; of the dead”) and 府 (“domain”).

(Chinese mythology, occult) the world of the dead where King Yama reigns


nguyền

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 願 (SV: nguyện).

der

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

vi-etym-sino

bài hát bị nguyền


ba hồn bảy vía

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hon˨˩ ʔɓaj˧˩ viə˧˦]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˦˩ ʔɓaj˧˨ viə˨˩˦]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩˦ viə˦˥]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ ʔɓa(ː)j˨˩˦ jiə˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ba hồn bảy vía.wav

Calque of Chinese 三魂七魄 (tam hồn thất phách, literally “three hun, seven po”)

cal

Bớ ba hồn bảy vía ông Quang!

(occult, typically in summoning rituals) the three hun and seven po of a dead male person


ba hồn chín vía

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hon˨˩ t͡ɕin˧˦ viə˧˦]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˦˩ t͡ɕin˦˧˥ viə˨˩˦]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ cɨn˦˥ viə˦˥]

[ʔɓaː˧˧ hoŋ˨˩ cɨn˦˥ jiə˦˥]

LL-Q9199 (vie)-Penn Zero MSSJ-ba hồn chín vía.wav

Calque of Chinese 三魂九魄 (tam hồn cửu phách, literally “three hun, nine po”).

(occult, typically in summoning rituals) the three hun and nine po of a dead female person


Thường Nga

[tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ŋaː˧˧]

[tʰɨəŋ˦˩ ŋaː˧˧]

[tʰɨəŋ˨˩ ŋaː˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嫦娥, from Chinese 嫦娥 (Cháng'é).

(rare, Chinese mythology) synonym of Hằng Nga


hồng mao

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ maːw˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˦˩ maːw˧˧]

[həwŋ͡m˨˩ maːw˧˧]

voi chín ngà, gà chín cựa, ngựa chín hồng mao

an elephant with nine tusks, a rooster with nine spurs, a horse with nine groups of mane hair

(mythology) one of the nine groups of hair of the mane of the horse that Sơn Tinh offered the reigning Hùng king to propose to his princess


nguyên hình

[ŋwiən˧˧ hïŋ˨˩]

[ŋwiəŋ˧˧ hɨn˦˩]

[ŋwiəŋ˧˧ hɨn˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 原形, composed of 原 (“origin”) and 形 (“form”)

vi-etym-sino

hiện nguyên hình

to reveal one's true form; to show one's true colors

(Chinese mythology, folklore, of a shapeshifting monster in disguise) the original, true form


pháp sư

[faːp̚˧˦ sɨ˧˧]

[faːp̚˦˧˥ ʂɨ˧˧]

[faːp̚˦˧˥ sɨ˧˧]

[faːp̚˦˥ ʂɨ˧˧]

[faːp̚˦˥ sɨ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 法師, composed of 法 (“Buddhist law; dharma”) and 師 (“master”), from Literary Chinese 法師 (fǎshī), influenced by pháp thuật (“magic”).


chim Lạc

[t͡ɕim˧˧ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕim˧˧ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]

(mythology) a mythical bird that's generally considered the symbol of the Lạc Việt


Thượng Đế

[tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]

[tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 上帝, composed of 上 (“upper”) and 帝 (“emperor”), from Chinese 上帝 (Shàngdì)

Thượng-Đế (alternative)
Thượng-đế (alternative)
Thượng đế (alternative)
thượng đế (alternative)


Ngọc Hoàng Thượng Đế

[ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hwaːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hwaːŋ˦˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ waːŋ˨˩ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉皇上帝, composed of 玉皇 (“Jade Emperor”) and 上帝 (“Shangdi”), from Chinese 玉皇上帝 (Yùhuáng Shàngdì).

(Chinese mythology, folklore) synonym of Ngọc Hoàng (“Jade Emperor”)


Ngọc Hoàng

[ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hwaːŋ˨˩]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hwaːŋ˦˩]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ waːŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉皇, composed of 玉 (“jade”) and 皇 (“sovereign; a class of Chinese deities”), from Chinese 玉皇 (Yùhuáng)

Ngọc-Hoàng (alternative)
Ngọc-hoàng (alternative)
Ngọc hoàng (alternative)

A-lô. Thái Bạch Kim Tinh đấy hả ? Ờ. Đây là vấn đề nhạy cảm. Ngọc Hoàng đã chỉ đạo rồi. Phải chờ các Táo đã. Đúng rồi, các Táo biểu quyết thông qua. Phải bí mật đấy nhá.

2016, Táo Quân 2016 [Kitchen Gods 2016], spoken by Nam Tào (Xuân Bắc):

Hello? Is that Taibai Jinxing? Yeah. It's a delicate matter. The Jade Emperor has given instructions. We need to wait for the Kitchen Gods. That's right, they'll be putting on a vote. It's classified.

Không hiểu sau đó rồi vị thần ấy chết hay sống, hay là trở thành Ngọc Hoàng. Việc đó không thấy dân gian kể đến. Nhưng chắc rằng cũng cách khoảng thời gian ấy không lâu có một vị thần tên là Ngọc Hoàng hay ông Trời cai quản cai quản tất cả mọi việc trên trời dưới đất.

2022, “Sức hấp dẫn của truyện kể [The Appeal of Stories]”, in Ngữ văn 10 [Vietnamese 10], page 12:

It is not clear whether that god was alive or dead, or became the Jade Emperor. Folklore has no further details on that. But one thing for certain, not long after that time, there was a god called the Jade Emperor or Lord Heaven who look after all things in the universe.

(Chinese mythology, folklore) the Jade Emperor


Ngọc Đế

[ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉帝, composed of 玉 (“jade”) and 帝 (“emperor; a class of Chinese deities”), from Chinese 玉帝 (Yù Dì)


Ngọc Hoàng Đại Đế

[ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hwaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ ʔɗe˧˦]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hwaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ waːŋ˨˩ ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉皇大帝, composed of 玉皇 (“Jade Emperor”) and 大帝 (“great emperor”), from Chinese 玉皇大帝 (Yùhuáng Dàdì)


Nữ Oa

[nɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔwaː˧˧]

[nɨ˧˨ ʔwaː˧˧]

[nɨ˨˩˦ (ʔ)waː˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 女媧, from Literary Chinese 女媧 (Nǚwā).

Nên kể thêm bà Nữ Oa, có công luyện đá ngũ sắc để vá trời khi trời sụp đổ vì những cây cột chống trời gãy.

(Can we date this quote?), Nguyễn Hiến Lê, sử Trung Quốc [a history of China], Nhà xuất bản Văn nghệ:

It is worth mentioning Nüwa, who synthesized five-colored rocks that she used to patch the heavens when they collapsed because their support pillars broke.

“Ồ!” Tô Di không hề vì lời nói quái quỷ của cô ta mà buông tha. “Như Lai, Quan Thế Âm, Chúa Jesus hay Đấng cứu thế? Rốt cuộc cô là vị thần nào?”
Công chúa im lặng trong giây lát rồi nói: “Đại khái ta cũng giống như Nữ Oa của các người vậy!”
Nữ Oa? Nữ Oa vá trời? Nữ Oa tạo người?

2015 December 25, “Chương 33: Nỗi đau xót của Nguyệt Mặc [Chapter 33: Yue Mo’s Pain]”, in Mèo Hoang [Stray Cat]:

“Oh!” Su Yi wasn’t about to let her get away with her crazy talk, “The Buddha? Avalokiteshvara? Jesus Christ? The Messiah? What kind of god are you exactly?”
The princess paused for a moment, then said, “I’m kind of like your goddess Nüwa!”
Nüwa? The Nüwa who patched the heavens? The Nüwa who molded humanity?


Viêm Đế

[viəm˧˧ ʔɗe˧˦]

[viəm˧˧ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 炎帝, composed of 炎 (“flame”) and 帝 (“emperor”), from Chinese 炎帝 (Yándì).

Viêm-Đế (alternative)
Viêm-đế (alternative)
Viêm đế (alternative)


Tứ Hải

[tɨ˧˦ haːj˧˩]

[tɨ˨˩˦ haːj˧˨]

[tɨ˦˥ haːj˨˩˦]

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

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四海, composed of 四 (“four”) and 海 (“sea”).

(Chinese mythology) the four major seas where the four Dragon Kings reign


Xi Vưu

[sɪj˧˧ vɨw˧˧]

[sɪj˧˧ vɨw˧˧]

[sɪj˧˧ jɨw˧˧]

(Chinese mythology) Chiyou (tribal leader of the ancient Nine Li tribe)


úm ba la xì bùa

[ʔum˧˦ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ si˨˩ ʔɓuə˨˩]

[ʔum˦˧˥ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ sɪj˦˩ ʔɓuə˦˩]

[ʔʊm˦˥ ʔɓaː˧˧ laː˧˧ sɪj˨˩ ʔɓuə˨˩]


chằn

Claimed to be derived from Khmer យក្ខ (yĕək) or related to trăn (“python”), rắn (“snake”), or even Malay macan (“tiger”) by various folk etymologies.
More likely from a descendant of Arabic جن (jinn) or جان (jānn). Compare Eastern Cham ajin, Malay jin.

(mythology) a kind of monster in Vietnamese folklore, arguably a yaksa, a tiger monster or a snake monster


Át-lát

[ʔaːt̚˧˦ laːt̚˧˦]

[ʔaːk̚˦˧˥ laːk̚˦˧˥]

[ʔaːk̚˦˥ laːk̚˦˥]


Bàn Cổ

[ʔɓaːn˨˩ ko˧˩]

[ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ kow˧˨]

[ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ kow˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盤古, from Chinese 盤古 /盘古 (Pángǔ).

Bàn-Cổ (alternative)
Bàn-cổ (alternative)
Bàn cổ (alternative)

烝(Chưng)初(xưa)𠁀(đời)混(hỗn)茫(mang) 渚(chưa)支(chia)𡗶(trời)坦(đất)
𤤰(Vua)盤(Bàn)古(Cổ)頭(đầu)生(sanh)𦋦(ra) 買(mới)𢬦(rẽ)氣(khí)陰(âm)氣(khí)陽(dương)

1882, by Anonymous, 初學問津 (Sơ học vấn tân):

Around the time of the primodial chaos, when heaven and earth were yet not separate,
[this is when] the great Bàn Cổ (Pangu) was born and began to divide Yin [from] Yang.


Tây Vương Mẫu

[təj˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ məw˦ˀ˥]

[təj˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ məw˧˨]

[təj˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧ məw˨˩˦]

[təj˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧ məw˨˩˦]

(Chinese religion, Chinese mythology) Queen Mother of the West (goddess)


hạ giới

[haː˧˨ʔ zəːj˧˦]

[haː˨˩ʔ jəːj˨˩˦]

[haː˨˩˨ jəːj˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 下界, composed of 下 (“below”) and 界 (“world”).

- “Trời nghe hạ giới ai ngâm nga,
Tiếng ngâm vang cả sông Ngân Hà!
Làm Trời mất ngủ, Trời đương mắng
Có hay lên đọc, Trời nghe qua”.

- The Lord heard someone reciting in the realm below,
Such recital echoed across the Milky Way!
It disturbed His slumber, it made Him mad
If you're so good, come to Heaven and recite to Him.


thần trụ trời

[tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ ʈʊw˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ ʈʊw˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]

thần (“god”) + trụ (“pillar”) + trời (“heaven”).

com

(mythology) a god who separated heaven and earth with a stone pillar


Ngưu Lang

[ŋiw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

[ŋɨw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

[ŋɨw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 牛郎, composed of 牛 (“cattle”) and 郎 (“boy”), Chinese 牛郎 (niúláng).

vi-etym-sino

(Chinese mythology, folklore) the Cowherd


Chức Nữ

[t͡ɕɨk̚˧˦ nɨ˦ˀ˥]

[t͡ɕɨk̚˦˧˥ nɨ˧˨]

[cɨk̚˦˥ nɨ˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 織女, composed of 織 (“to weave”) and 女 (“girl”), from Chinese 織女 /织女 (zhīnǚ). Compare Japanese 織姫 (Orihime, literally “Weaving Lady”).

ncog

(Chinese mythology, folklore) the Weaver Girl


yêu tinh

[ʔiəw˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]

[ʔiw˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

[ʔiw˧˧ tɨn˧˧]


tì hưu

[tɪj˦˩ hɨw˧˧]

[tɪj˨˩ hɨw˧˧]


nguyên thuỷ

[ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tʰwɪj˧˨]

[ŋwiəŋ˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦]

Nguyên Thuỷ Thiên Tôn


bồng lai

[ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩ laːj˧˧]

[ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˩ laːj˧˧]

[ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩ laːj˧˧]

(Chinese mythology) paradise; heaven; Penglai


u minh

[ʔu˧˧ mïŋ˧˧]

[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]

[ʔʊw˧˧ mɨn˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 幽明, composed of 幽 (“gloomy”) and 明 (“bright”).

vi-etym-sino

(occult) this world and the otherworld; the world of the living and the world of the dead


quỷ sứ

[kwɪj˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩˦]

[kwɪj˧˨ sɨ˨˩˦]

[wɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˦˥]

[wɪj˨˩˦ sɨ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬼 (“ghost; demon”) and 使 (“envoy; messenger”).

nghịch như quỷ (sứ)

Nhà tôi có hai thằng quỷ sứ.

There are two little "demon boys" in my family.

(occult, mythology) a type of errand demon in the world of the dead


cầu siêu

[kəw˦˩ ʂiw˧˧]

[kəw˨˩ ʂiw˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求超. Probably a blend of cầu (“to wish for, to pray for”) + siêu thoát (“to pass on”).

blend

(occult and Buddhism) to pray as a group to support deceased souls


chầu trời

[t͡ɕəw˨˩ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]

[t͡ɕəw˦˩ ʈəːj˦˩]

[cəw˨˩ ʈəːj˨˩]

thả cả chép, tiễn ông Táo lên chầu trời

to release a carp and give the Kitchen God a ride to heaven

(folklore, occult, of a god) to attend the heavenly court of the Jade Emperor


tiên tri

[tiən˧˧ t͡ɕi˧˧]

[tiəŋ˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧]

[tiəŋ˧˧ ʈɪj˧˧]

nhà tiên tri


hồ lô

Sino-Vietnamese word from 葫蘆 (“calabash”).

vi-etym-sino

Bảy anh em hồ lô

Ta thường thấy bên cạnh ông Thọ luôn treo một bình hồ lô lớn vì vậy hồ lô được coi là đồ vật tượng trưng cho sức khỏe và sự trường thọ.

Lord Longevity is always seen with a big calabash bottle, which is why these things are considered objects of good health and longevity.

(chiefly Chinese fiction or occult, feng shui) a bottle that resembles the figure 8, used to store magical potions or rice alcohol


chứng giám

[t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ zaːm˧˦]

[t͡ɕɨŋ˦˧˥ jaːm˦˧˥]

[cɨŋ˦˥ jaːm˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 證 (“to prove”) and 鑒 (“to inspect”).

Có trời/Chúa chứng giám.


điềm

điềm lành/tốt

điềm dữ/xấu


nhân sư

[ɲən˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人 (“human”) and 獅 (“lion”).


cầu sung vừa đủ xài

[kəw˨˩ sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ vɨə˨˩ ʔɗu˧˩ saːj˨˩]

[kəw˦˩ ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ vɨə˦˩ ʔɗʊw˧˨ saːj˦˩]

[kəw˦˩ sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ vɨə˦˩ ʔɗʊw˧˨ saːj˦˩]

[kəw˨˩ ʂʊwŋ͡m˧˧ vɨə˨˩ ʔɗʊw˨˩˦ saːj˨˩]

[kəw˨˩ sʊwŋ͡m˧˧ jɨə˨˩ ʔɗʊw˨˩˦ saːj˨˩]

Based on the words for five types of fruits: mãng cầu (“sugar apple”), sung (“fig”), dừa (“coconut”), đu đủ (“papaya”), xoài (“mango”)), with phono-semantic matching with sung (充) (as in sung túc) and xài (“to use, to spend”); roughly "having enough wealth for a comfortable life".

(Southern Vietnam, occult) to offer certain fruits during Tết as a way to wish for fortune


cõi âm

[kɔj˦ˀ˥ ʔəm˧˧]

[kɔj˧˨ ʔəm˧˧]

[kɔj˨˩˦ ʔəm˧˧]

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(Chinese mythology) the world of the dead


tận thế

[tən˧˨ʔ tʰe˧˦]

[təŋ˨˩ʔ tʰej˨˩˦]

[təŋ˨˩˨ tʰej˦˥]

Blend of tận cùng (“edge; end”) + thế giới (“world”). Compare tận số.

blend

ngày tận thế


niệm

niệm thần chú


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”).

vi-etym-sino

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

(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

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


hiến tế

[hiəŋ˦˧˥ tej˨˩˦]

(occult) to sacrifice as part of a religious ritual


thây ma

[tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]

[tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]

[tʰəj˧˧ maː˧˧]

thây (“corpse”) + ma (“ghost”).
Attested already in Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651), although apparently then meant merely "corpse" or "the dead"; later adopted to the concept of "zombie".


cao tay ấn

[kaːw˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔən˧˦]

[kaːw˧˧ taj˧˧ ʔəŋ˦˧˥]

[kaːw˧˧ ta(ː)j˧˧ ʔəŋ˦˥]

Blend of cao tay (“competent, capable”) + tay ấn (“hand signs”).

blend

(occult, of a diviner or magician) skilled at magic


dương gian

[zɨəŋ˧˧ zaːn˧˧]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ jaːŋ˧˧]

(occult and religion) the mortal world, the world of the living


nguyền rủa

[ŋwiən˨˩ zuə˧˩]

[ŋwiəŋ˦˩ ʐuə˧˨]

[ŋwiəŋ˨˩ ɹuə˨˩˦]


Tam Hoàng Ngũ Đế

[taːm˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩ ŋu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗe˧˦]

[taːm˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩ ŋʊw˧˨ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[taːm˧˧ waːŋ˨˩ ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三皇五帝, composed of 三皇 (“Three Sovereigns”) and 五帝 (“Five Emperors”).

vi-etym-sino

(Chinese mythology) the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors


Tam Hoàng

[taːm˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 三皇, composed of 三 and 皇.

(Chinese mythology) the Three Sovereigns


Ngũ Đế

[ŋu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗe˧˦]

[ŋʊw˧˨ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五帝, composed of 五 and 帝.


thần giao cách cảm

[tʰən˨˩ zaːw˧˧ kajk̟̚˧˦ kaːm˧˩]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ jaːw˧˧ kat̚˦˧˥ kaːm˧˨]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ jaːw˧˧ kat̚˦˥ kaːm˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神交隔感. The whole phrase can roughly be translated as "sense of spiritual intersection [albeit physically] separated".
This compound can be further analyzed either as thần giao (神交) and cách cảm (隔感), or thần giao cách (神交隔) and cảm (感). Aside from cảm (in the irrelevant sense of "influenza"), none of these are in any common use in Vietnamese as free morphemes.


phù hộ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 扶 (“to help”) and 護 (“to protect”).

phù hộ, độ trì

Cầu bà/Phật/Chúa phù hộ cho con.

I pray that my grandmother/Buddha/the Lord is watching over me.

(religion, occult, of a god or deceased relative) to watch over


thần tiên

[tʰən˨˩ tiən˧˧]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神仙, composed of 神 and 仙.

(mythology) an immortal; a supernatural entity; a celestial being; a transcendent being


tử vi

[tɨ˧˨ vɪj˧˧]

[tɨ˨˩˦ vɪj˧˧]

[tɨ˨˩˦ jɪj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紫微, shortened from Chinese 紫微斗數 (tử vi đẩu số).

(occult) a horoscope according to Taoist fortune-telling


thuỷ tề

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tej˨˩]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水 (“water”) and 臍 (“navel”).

(mythology, occult) the underwater domain of a water deity, especially the Dragon King


Thái Bạch Kim Tinh

[tʰaːj˧˦ ʔɓajk̟̚˧˨ʔ kim˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]

[tʰaːj˨˩˦ ʔɓat̚˨˩ʔ kim˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

[tʰaːj˦˥ ʔɓat̚˨˩˨ kim˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 太白 (“great white; Venus”) and 金星 (“gold star; the Metal Planet; Venus”), from Chinese 太白金星.

(Chinese mythology, Taoism) Taibai Jinxing


ma da

[maː˧˧ zaː˧˧]

[maː˧˧ jaː˧˧]

[maː˧˧ jaː˧˧]

(mythology) a kind of aquatic ghost or demon, believed to cause swimmers to drown


bán thần

Sino-Vietnamese word from 半神, composed of 半 (“demi-”) and 神 (“god”)


cầu cơ

[kəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]

[kəw˦˩ kəː˧˧]

[kəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]

cầu (“to pray”) + cơ (“heart”), in reference to heart-shaped piece.


âm ti

[ʔəm˧˧ ti˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tɪj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tɪj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陰司, composed of 陰 (“yin; death”) and 司 (“department”)

âm ty (alternative)
âm-ty (alternative)
Âm ty (alternative)

(Chinese mythology) the underworld deparment where King Yama judges cases concerning the dead


Phục Hi

[fʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ hi˧˧]

[fʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ hɪj˧˧]

[fʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ hɪj˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 伏羲, from Literary Chinese 伏羲 (Fúxī).

Phục-Hi (alternative)
Phục-hi (alternative)
Phục Hy (alternative)
Phục-Hy (alternative)
Phục-hy (alternative)

- Phục Hi (cũng gọi là Thái Hạo), đặt ra bát quái, căn bản của Kinh Dịch.

- Fuxi (also known as Taihao), who created the eight trigrams, the foundation of the I Ching.


Hi Hoàng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 羲 (“Fuxi”) and 皇 (“sovereign”)

Hy Hoàng (alternative)
Hy-Hoàng (alternative)
Hy hoàng (alternative)

(Chinese mythology) synonym of Phục Hi (“Fuxi”)


Hi Hoàng

Sino-Vietnamese word from 羲 and 黄 (“yellow”), blend of Phục Hi (“Fuxi”) + Hoàng Đế (“Yellow Emperor”)

blend

(Chinese mythology) of the times of mythological creators and civilization founders, including the gods Fuxi and the Yellow Emperor


thiên nữ

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天女, composed of 天 (“heaven; deva/devi”) and 女 (“female person”), Literary Chinese 天女 (tiānnǚ)

vi-etym-sino

Truyền thuyết thiên nữ

(Chinese mythology) a female inhabitant of heaven


cửu vĩ hồ

[kɨw˨˩˦ vɪj˨˩˦ how˨˩]

[kɨw˨˩˦ jɪj˨˩˦ how˨˩]


tiên nữ

[tiən˧˧ nɨ˦ˀ˥]

[tiəŋ˧˧ nɨ˧˨]

[tiəŋ˧˧ nɨ˨˩˦]

(mythology) a young-looking female fairy


ông Trời

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈəːj˦˩]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʈəːj˨˩]

ông Giời (alternative)
ông giời (alternative)
Ông Giời (alternative)
ông trời (alternative)
Ông Trời (alternative)

(mythology) Heaven (the personification and deification of the sky)


quỷ vương

[kwi˧˩ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[kwɪj˧˨ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[wɪj˨˩˦ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[wɪj˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˧]


biểu kiến

[ʔɓiəw˧˩ kiən˧˦]

[ʔɓiw˧˨ kiəŋ˦˧˥]

[ʔɓiw˨˩˦ kiəŋ˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 表 (“to show”) and 見 (“to see”).

chuyển động biểu kiến của Mặt Trời

the superficial orbit of the Sun (as observed from the Earth's plane)


ám quẻ

[ʔaːm˧˦ kwɛ˧˩]

[ʔaːm˦˧˥ kwɛ˧˨]

[ʔaːm˦˥ wɛ˨˩˦]

(occult, religion, superstition) to obstruct or disturb fortune-telling


thiên đình

[tʰiən˧˧ ʔɗïŋ˨˩]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨn˦˩]

[tʰiəŋ˧˧ ʔɗɨn˨˩]

(uncountable, Chinese mythology) the imaginary court in heaven, where the Jade Emperor reigns; the celestial court


Hình Thiên

[hïŋ˨˩ tʰiən˧˧]

[hɨn˦˩ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

[hɨn˨˩ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

(Chinese mythology) Xingtian, the deity who fights against the Supreme Divinity and does not give up even after being decapitated


chúa Xuân

[t͡ɕuə˧˦ swən˧˧]

[t͡ɕuə˨˩˦ swəŋ˧˧]

[cuə˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

chúa xuân (alternative)
Chúa Xuân (alternative)

𬮙紅𠦳紫都鮮
主春𥆾𢲨𠬠𠄩𱽐𧵆

18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:

As countless flowers show their beauty,
The Lord of Spring took only one or two near at hand.

Muôn hồng nghìn tía đua tươi,
Chúa Xuân nhìn hái một hai bông gần.

(mythology) the personification and deification of spring/youth


dương thế

[zɨəŋ˧˧ tʰe˧˦]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦]

[jɨəŋ˧˧ tʰej˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 陽 (“yang”) and 界 (“world”).

(occult and religion) the mortal world, the world of the living


long vương

[lawŋ͡m˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[lawŋ͡m˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[lɔŋ˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[lawŋ͡m˧˧ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[lawŋ͡m˧˧ jɨəŋ˧˧]

(mythology) Dragon King (the god of water and weather)


nặng vía

[naŋ˧˨ʔ viə˧˦]

[naŋ˨˩ʔ viə˨˩˦]

[naŋ˨˩˨ viə˦˥]

[naŋ˨˩˨ jiə˦˥]