sư nương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師娘, composed of (master) and (lady)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nương

  1. (Chinese fiction) one's teacher's wife

See also