thân chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 申 (“to defend”) and 主 (“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