giáo sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教士 (preacher).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːw˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [jaːw˨˩˦ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jaːw˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

giáo

  1. (history, religion, chiefly Christianity) a missionary