sư mẫu
Appearance
See also: sumau
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 師母, composed of 師 (“master”) and 母 (“mother”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ məw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ məw˧˨] ~ [sɨ˧˧ məw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ məw˨˩˦] ~ [sɨ˧˧ məw˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- (Chinese fiction, especially martial arts) one's female teacher