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

  1. (literary) a good physician is like, and must be like, a good mother
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