thiên thượng thiên hạ, bác ái công bình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 天上 (“heaven”), 天下 (“earth”), 博愛 (“fraternity”) and 公平 (“justice”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˧˨ʔ tʰiən˧˧ haː˧˨ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ ʔaːj˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩ʔ tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˨˩ʔ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʔaːj˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓɨn˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩˨ tʰiəŋ˧˧ haː˨˩˨ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʔaːj˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɓɨn˨˩]

Phrase

thiên thượng thiên hạ, bác ái công bình

1. Divine Covenant of the Cao Dai religion (rendered into English as 'God and Humanity [for] Love and Justice.')

Usage notes

• Used more as a translation of the English phrase than in Vietnamese proper.