lương y

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 良 (“good”) and 醫 (“physician”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧]

Noun

lương y

1. (literary) a good (both skillful and ethical) physician

See also

• lương y như từ mẫu