sư mẫu

See also: sumau

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師母, composed of 師 (“master”) and 母 (“mother”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ məw˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ məw˧˨] ~ [sɨ˧˧ məw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ məw˨˩˦] ~ [sɨ˧˧ məw˨˩˦]

Noun

sư mẫu

  1. (Chinese fiction, especially martial arts) one's female teacher

See also

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