quân sư

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍師 (military advisor).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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quân

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