sư nương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師娘, composed of 師 (“master”) and 娘 (“lady”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧] ~ [sɨ˧˧ nɨəŋ˧˧]

Noun

sư nương

1. (Chinese fiction) one's teacher's wife

See also

• sư phụ