tiên sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 先生.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiən˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiəŋ˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tiəŋ˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

(Chinese fiction) you, a senior or knowledgeable person

Usage notes

Only used in period or wuxia dramas. The modern sense of the Chinese 先生 (“Mr.”) is simply expressed with ông, hence "ông Dương" rather than *"Dương tiên sinh".

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