sư bá

See also: suba

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 師伯, composed of 師 (“master”) and 伯 (“elder uncle”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩˦] ~ [sɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˥] ~ [sɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˥]

Noun

sư bá

1. (Chinese fiction, especially martial arts) one's teacher's male senpai

See also

• sư phụ
• sư mẫu
• sư thúc