thầy cãi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Vietnamese ==
=== Etymology ===
thầy + cãi.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəj˨˩ kaːj˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəj˦˩ kaːj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəj˨˩ kaːj˨˩˦]
=== Noun ===
thầy cãi
(informal, dated) lawyer (professional person authorized to practice law)
(informal, by extension) lawyer (a legal layman who argues points of law)
(ironic) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thầy, cãi.