luật sư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 律師, composed of 律 (“law; code”) and 師 (“master”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwət̚˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [lwək̚˨˩ʔ sɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ sɨ˧˧]

Noun

luật sư

1. a lawyer
2. (rare, Buddhism) a type of priest