thần chú

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 神 (“divine”) and 咒 (“chant”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ t͡ɕu˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕʊw˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ cʊw˦˥] === Noun === (classifier câu) thần chú (Buddhism) a mantra, often Vietnamese, but possibly also Sino-Vietnamese or even Sanskrit (fantasy) an incantation