giáo sĩ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教士 (“preacher”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [jaːw˨˩˦ sɪj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jaːw˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(history, religion, chiefly Christianity) a missionary

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