thế tôn
Pronunciation
Northern
/tʰe˧˥ ton˧˧/
Central
/tʰḛ˩˧ toŋ˧˥/
Southern
/tʰe˧˥ toŋ˧˧/
Listen
a Lord
Noun
a Lord
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
a Lord
An honorific title used to refer to a Buddha or a highly respected spiritual leader.
vi Mọi người tôn kính đức Thế Tôn vì lòng từ bi của ngài.
en People respect the World-Honored One for his compassion.
Parts
thế / tôn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 世尊 …
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Parts
thế / tôn / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 世尊 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 世尊
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
世尊
Candidates by syllable
thế
世
tôn
尊（孫）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Use
thế nào / thế giới / như thế / vì thế …
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Use
thế nào / thế giới / như thế / vì thế …