Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 律師, composed of 律 (“law; code”) and 師 (“master”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwət̚˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lwək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [lwək̚˨˩ʔ sɨ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ sɨ˧˧]
Noun
luật sư
- a lawyer
- (rare, Buddhism) a type of priest