thân chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to defend) and (subject).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˧˧ t͡ɕu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

thân chủ

  1. (law, of a lawyer) a client