nhất nhật vi sư, chung thân vi phụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 一日為師，終身為父.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲət̚˧˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ vi˧˧ sɨ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˧˧ vi˧˧ fu˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˦˧˥ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ vɪj˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩ʔ] ~ [ɲək̚˦˧˥ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ vɪj˧˧ sɨ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲək̚˦˥ ɲək̚˨˩˨ vɪj˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩˨] ~ [ɲək̚˦˥ ɲək̚˨˩˨ jɪj˧˧ sɨ˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ jɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩˨]

Proverb

nhất nhật vi sư, chung thân vi phụ

1. He who teaches you, even for a day, should be regarded as your father for the rest of your life.