Thần Tài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Partial calque of Chinese 財神／财神 (Tài Thần, “Wealth God”), by reversing the position of the head element, Thần, to conform to native morphology.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰən˨˩ taːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ taːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ taːj˨˩]

Proper noun

Thần Tài

1. the patron god of wealth, often accompanied by Địa on home altars

   ông Thần Tài ― Lord Wealth

See also

• Địa