nhất nhật vi sư, chung thân vi phụ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 一日為師，終身為父.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲət̚˧˦ ɲət̚˧˨ʔ vi˧˧ sɨ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰən˧˧ vi˧˧ fu˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲək̚˦˧˥ ɲək̚˨˩ʔ vɪj˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧ t͡ɕʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲək̚˦˥ ɲək̚˨˩˨ vɪj˧˧ ʂɨ˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ vɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩˨] ~ [ɲək̚˦˥ ɲək̚˨˩˨ jɪj˧˧ sɨ˧˧ cʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧ jɪj˧˧ fʊw˨˩˨]

Proverb

nhất nhật vi sư, chung thân vi phụ

  1. He who teaches you, even for a day, should be regarded as your father for the rest of your life.
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