lương y như từ mẫu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 良醫 (“good physician”), 如 (“like”) and 慈母 (“caring mother”). See also từ bi.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔi˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ məw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˦˩ məw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ məw˨˩˦]

Phrase

lương y như từ mẫu

1. (literary) a good physician is like, and must be like, a good mother