How do you say “koan” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "koan" in Vietnamese?

"Koan" in Vietnamese is công án (koan).

“Koan” in Vietnamese is công án (koan).

Vietnamese words for “koan”

công ánnoun
Hanoi [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːn˧˦] · Saigon [kəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔaːŋ˦˥]công level án rising
koan
for “koan” meaning: A story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, may unlock mechanisms

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