thầy cãi

Vietnamese

Etymology

thầy +‎ cãi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩ kaːj˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˦˩ kaːj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰəj˨˩ kaːj˨˩˦]

Noun

thầy cãi

lawyer
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 399:
  Nghe đâu chú ấy học nghề thầy cãi.
  It appears he's studying to become a lawyer.

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