tu thành chính quả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 修成正果.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˨˩ t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ kwaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˩ t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ kwaː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ tʰan˨˩ cɨn˦˥ waː˨˩˦]

Verb

tu thành chính quả

1. (literal) to finish cultivation for the proper result
2. (Buddhism) to finally achieve enlightenment after profound efforts and insights