sư cô
Pronunciation
Northern
/sɨ˧˧ ko˧˧/
Central
/ʂɨ˧˥ ko˧˥/
Southern
/ʂɨ˧˧ ko˧˧/
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Buddhist nun
Noun
Buddhist nun
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1 senses
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
Buddhist nun
A sư cô is a Buddhist nun, and the term is often used as an honorific.
vi Sư cô đang tụng kinh cầu nguyện trong chùa.
en The Buddhist nun is chanting and praying in the temple.
Parts
sư / cô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 師姑 …
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Parts
sư / cô / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 師姑 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 師姑
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
師姑
Candidates by syllable
sư
師
cô
姑
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
sự cố / sự cơ
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Similar
sự cố / sự cơ
Use
giáo sư / sư tử / luật sư / gia sư …
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Use
giáo sư / sư tử / luật sư / gia sư …