thiền sư

See also: thiên sứ and thiện sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禪師, composed of 禪 (“Zen”) and 師 (“master”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˨˩ sɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˦˩ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˦˩ sɨ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [tʰiəŋ˨˩ sɨ˧˧]

Noun

thiền sư

1. (Buddhism) a Zen master