danh thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 名手, composed of (famous; well-known) and (hand, -er).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

danh thủ

  1. expert; master; a famous person (such as an artist or sportsman)