Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 道 (“way, religion”) and 天 (“celestial, heavenly”) + chúa ("lord, god")

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɗaːw˧ˀ˨ʔ tʰiɜn˧˧ ṯɕuɜ˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɗaːw˨ˀ˨ʔ tʰiɜŋ˧˧ ṯɕuɜ˩ˀ˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɗaːw˨ˀ˧ʔ tʰiɜŋ˧˥ c̻uɜ˦ˀ˥]