sư bá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "suba"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 師伯, composed of (master) and (elder uncle)

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩˦] ~ [sɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˥] ~ [sɨ˧˧ ʔɓaː˦˥]

    Noun

    1. (Chinese fiction, especially martial arts) one's teacher's male senpai

    See also