Vietnamese
Etymology
sư + thầy.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ tʰəj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ tʰəj˦˩] ~ [sɨ˧˧ tʰəj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ tʰəj˨˩] ~ [sɨ˧˧ tʰəj˨˩]
Noun
sư thầy
- Term of address for a person with the rank of đại đức (“middle-ranking bonze”).