Mạnh Tử
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孟子, from Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). See also 孟母 (Mạnh mẫu, “Mencius's mother”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [majŋ̟˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛɲ˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [man˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦]
Proper noun edit
- Mencius (Chinese philosopher)
- Mẹ Mạnh Tử nuôi dạy con bằng cách dời nhà ba lần.
- Mencius's mother moved thrice during the course of his upbringing.
- Mencius (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)