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mô phật

Pronunciation Northern /mo˧˧ fə̰ʔt˨˩/ Central /mo˧˥ fə̰k˨˨/ Southern /mo˧˧ fək˨˩˨/
Buddhist phrase
2 senses 2 Components
Phrase
Buddhist phrase
Interjection
good heavens
Details
2 senses
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Phrase

Sense 1 Phrase
Buddhist phrase Discourse & LogicTheme

This is a shortened form of a full Buddhist prayer, often used to express religious devotion or a sense of peace.

vi Người bà thường khấn mô phật mỗi sáng.

en The grandmother often says a Buddhist prayer every morning.

Interjection

Sense 2 Interjection
good heavens

This interjection is used to express surprise, shock, or sometimes disappointment in response to an unexpected situation or event.

vi Mô phật! Sao chuyện này lại xảy ra?

en Good heavens! Why did this happen?

Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
模佛
Candidates by syllable
mô 模（謨 / 麽） phật 佛
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
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