ông đồ

Vietnamese

Etymology

ông +‎ đồ (徒, as in sinh đồ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗo˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗow˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗow˨˩]

Noun

a scribe skilled in calligraphy of Chinese characters

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