thân sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紳士.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˧˧ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [tʰəŋ˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tʰəŋ˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

thân sĩ

  1. (historical) a learned person; a literatus
    1. (historical, derogatory, especially) one of from the upper strata of society, wealthy yet cares only for literature
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