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

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

See also

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