danh thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 名手, composed of 名 (“famous; well-known”) and 手 (“hand, -er”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

danh thủ

1. expert; master; a famous person (such as an artist or sportsman)