quân sư
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 軍師 (“military advisor”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwən˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wəŋ˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧] ~ [wəŋ˧˧ sɨ˧˧]
Noun
quân sư
- (archaic) a military advisor; war counselor
- (figuratively) a strategist; mastermind; creative thinker (generally)