thầy giáo

Vietnamese

Etymology

thầy (“teacher”) + Chinese 教 (“to teach”), calque of Chinese 教師／教师 (giáo sư)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thầy giáo

a male teacher
Synonym: thầy

See also

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