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Kinh Thánh

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Hanoi [kïŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]Huế [kɨn˧˧ tʰɛɲ˦˧˥]Saigon [kɨn˧˧ tʰan˦˥] browser voice
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kinhlevelngangthánhrisingsắc

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Kinh Thánh means the Holy Bible.

Meanings of Kinh Thánh in English

Noun

  1. the Holy Bible

Example sentences with Kinh Thánh

  • Tom đọc Kinh Thánh. Tom read the Bible.
  • Cô ấy theo Ki-tô giáo, đó là lí do vì sao cô ấy đọc Kinh Thánh và đi lễ mỗi Chủ Nhật. She is Christian, that's why she reads the Bible and goes to mass every Sunday.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, Kinh Thánh could be written as 經聖. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

kinh (“holy book”) + thánh (“holy; sacred”), calque of Chinese 聖經 /圣经 (Thánh Kinh), following the head-initial structure of Vietnamese, instead of head-final in the original language.

Frequently asked questions

What does Kinh Thánh mean in English?

Kinh Thánh (noun) means "the Holy Bible".

How do you pronounce Kinh Thánh?

IPA: Hanoi [kïŋ˧˧ tʰajŋ̟˧˦]; Saigon [kɨn˧˧ tʰan˦˥]. Tones: kinh — level tone (ngang), thánh — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.