quân sư

See also: quánsù and quân sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍師 (“military advisor”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [kwəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [wəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

    Noun

    quân sư

    1. (archaic) a military advisor; war counselor
    2. (figurative) a strategist; mastermind; creative thinker (generally)
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