Mạnh Tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 孟子, from Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). See also 孟母 (Mạnh mẫu, Mencius's mother).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [majŋ̟˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛɲ˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [man˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Mạnh Tử

  1. Mencius (Chinese philosopher)
    Mẹ Mạnh Tử nuôi dạy con bằng cách dời nhà ba lần.
    Mencius's mother moved thrice during the course of his upbringing.
  2. Mencius (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)

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See also