lương y như từ mẫu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 良醫 (“good physician”), 如 (“like”) and 慈母 (“caring mother”). See also từ bi.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔi˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ məw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˦˩ məw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɪj˧˧ ɲɨ˧˧ tɨ˨˩ məw˨˩˦]
Phrase
lương y như từ mẫu
- (literary) a good physician is like, and must be like, a good mother