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.


nhân

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thiên, địa, nhân

(philosophy, mythology, occult) mortal humans, as opposed to heaven, earth, the sun, the moon, gods, magical creatures, etc.


ma cà rồng

[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ zəwŋ͡m˨˩]

[maː˧˧ kaː˦˩ ʐəwŋ͡m˦˩]

[maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ ɹəwŋ͡m˨˩]

ma (“ghost, demon”) + cà rồng, from Tai Dam kurung or gurung. 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) a blood-sucking evil spirit in some ethnic minority 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


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)


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


côn

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


nàng tiên

[naːŋ˨˩ tiən˧˧]

[naːŋ˦˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

[naːŋ˨˩ tiəŋ˧˧]

(mythology) a young-looking female fairy


quy

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


quỷ

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

vi-etym-sino

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˧˧]


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


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.


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.

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


nhân mã

[ɲən˧˧ maː˦ˀ˥]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ maː˧˨]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ maː˨˩˦]

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) centaur


Hoàng Đế

[hwaːŋ˨˩ ʔɗe˧˦]

[hwaːŋ˦˩ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[waːŋ˨˩ ʔɗej˦˥]

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


Thần Nông

[tʰən˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]

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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.


Pô-dê-i-đông

[po˧˧ ze˧˧ ʔi˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[pow˧˧ jej˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]

[pow˧˧ jej˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˧]


thuồng luồng

[tʰuəŋ˨˩ luəŋ˨˩]

[tʰuəŋ˦˩ luəŋ˦˩]

[tʰuəŋ˨˩ luəŋ˨˩]

Disyllabic non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 龍 (SV: long) (Maspero, 1912). Compare rồng.

der

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

vi-etym-sino

(mythology) aquatic serpent-like monster.


phượng hoàng

[fɨəŋ˧˨ʔ hwaːŋ˨˩]

[fɨəŋ˨˩ʔ hwaːŋ˦˩]

[fɨəŋ˨˩˨ waːŋ˨˩]

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

Hội Phượng Hoàng


thần thánh

[tʰən˨˩ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]

[tʰəŋ˦˩ tʰɛɲ˦˧˥]

[tʰəŋ˨˩ tʰan˦˥]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神聖, composed of 神 (“god; divine”) and 聖 (“sage; saint; holy; sacred”).

Thần thánh phương nào?

(collective, mythology, religion) heavenly beings


ông kẹ

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˧˨ʔ]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˨˩ʔ]

[ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ kɛ˨˩˨]


thuỷ cung

[tʰwi˧˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰwɪj˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

[tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

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


âm phủ

[ʔəm˧˧ fu˧˩]

[ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˧˨]

[ʔəm˧˧ fʊw˨˩˦]

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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


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”)

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


chim Lạc

[t͡ɕim˧˧ laːk̚˧˨ʔ]

[t͡ɕim˧˧ laːk̚˨˩ʔ]

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


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)

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


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).


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)


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)

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


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)


Viêm Đế

[viəm˧˧ ʔɗe˧˦]

[viəm˧˧ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

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


Nữ Oa

[nɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔwaː˧˧]

[nɨ˧˨ ʔwaː˧˧]

[nɨ˨˩˦ (ʔ)waː˧˧]

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

Coordinate term: Phục Hi

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?


Tứ Hải

[tɨ˧˦ haːj˧˩]

[tɨ˨˩˦ haːj˧˨]

[tɨ˦˥ haːj˨˩˦]

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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)


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).

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”.

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

- 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.


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).

(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


quỷ sứ

[kwɪj˧˨ ʂɨ˨˩˦]

[kwɪj˧˨ sɨ˨˩˦]

[wɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨ˦˥]

[wɪj˨˩˦ sɨ˦˥]

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

vi-etym-sino

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


nhân sư

[ɲən˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧]

[ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

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


cõi âm

[kɔj˦ˀ˥ ʔəm˧˧]

[kɔj˧˨ ʔəm˧˧]

[kɔj˨˩˦ ʔəm˧˧]

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(Chinese mythology) the world of the dead


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”).

(Chinese mythology) the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors


Ngũ Đế

[ŋu˦ˀ˥ ʔɗe˧˦]

[ŋʊw˧˨ ʔɗej˨˩˦]

[ŋʊw˨˩˦ ʔɗej˦˥]

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


Tam Hoàng

[taːm˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

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

(Chinese mythology) the Three Sovereigns


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


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”)


âm ti

[ʔəm˧˧ ti˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tɪj˧˧]

[ʔəm˧˧ tɪj˧˧]

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

(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).

Coordinate term: Nữ Oa

- 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”)

Coordinate term: Oa Hoàng

(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

(literally, “Legend of the Celestial Maiden”)

(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˨˩]

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


quỷ vương

[kwi˧˩ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[kwɪj˧˨ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[wɪj˨˩˦ vɨəŋ˧˧]

[wɪj˨˩˦ jɨəŋ˧˧]