nhân sư
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 人 (“human”) and 獅 (“lion”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲən˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [ɲəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
Noun
(classifier con) nhân sư
- (mythology) sphinx