thầy cãi

Vietnamese

Etymology

thầy +‎ cãi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəj˨˩ kaːj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəj˦˩ kaːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəj˨˩ kaːj˨˩˦]

Noun

thầy cãi

  1. (informal, dated) lawyer (professional person authorized to practice law)
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 399:
      Nghe đâu chú ấy học nghề thầy cãi.
      It appears he's studying to become a lawyer.
  2. (informal, by extension) lawyer (a legal layman who argues points of law)
  3. (ironic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thầy,‎ cãi.
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