nhân sư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人 (“human”) and 獅 (“lion”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) nhân sư

  1. (mythology) sphinx
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.