Mạnh Tử
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孟子, from Chinese 孟子. See also 孟母 (Mạnh mẫu, “Mencius's mother”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [majŋ̟˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mɛɲ˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [man˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦]
Proper noun
- Mencius, a Chinese philosopher, one of the principal interpreters of Confucianism
- Mẹ Mạnh Tử nuôi dạy con bằng cách dời nhà ba lần.
- Mencius's mother moved thrice during the course of his upbringing.
- Mencius (one of the Four Books of Confucianism)
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