lương y như từ mẫu

Vietnamese

Etymology

lương y (a good physician) +‎ như (similar to) +‎ từ mẫu (a mother who is both loving and caring).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔi˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ məw˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˦˩ məw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ məw˨˩˦]

Phrase

lương y như từ mẫu

  1. (idiomatic) a good physician is like a loving and caring mother