tầm sư học đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [təm˨˩ sɨ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təm˦˩ ʂɨ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ] ~ [təm˦˩ sɨ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təm˨˩ ʂɨ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨] ~ [təm˨˩ sɨ˧˧ hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʔɗaːw˨˩˨]

Proverb

tầm sư học đạo

1. (figurative) one must seek out a good teacher to learn the true way of life