Mạnh Tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 孟子, from Chinese 孟子 (Mèngzǐ). See also 孟母 (Mạnh mẫu, “Mencius's mother”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [majŋ̟˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛɲ˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [man˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦]

    Proper noun

    Mạnh Tử

    1. Mencius (Chinese philosopher)
      Mẹ Mạnh Tử nuôi dạy con bằng cách dời nhà ba lần.
      Mencius's mother moved thrice during the course of his upbringing.
    2. Mencius (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)

    Coordinate terms

    Tứ thư Ngũ kinh (四書五經, “Four Books and Five Classics”)
    Tứ thư (四書, “Four Books”)
    Ngũ kinh (五經, “Five Classics”)

    See also

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