thiền sư

See also: thiên sứ and thiện sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 禪師, composed of (Zen) and (master).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    thiền

    1. (Buddhism) a Zen master