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˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧]

Noun

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

See also

lương y như từ mẫu

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