luật sư

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 律師, composed of (law; code) and (master).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lwət̚˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [lwək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [lwək̚˨˩ʔ sɨ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [l⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˨˩˨ sɨ˧˧]

    Noun

    luật

    1. a lawyer
    2. (rare, Buddhism) a type of priest