tinh tế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精細.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tïŋ˧˧ te˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˦˥]

Adjective

excellent, refined
- 2005, chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  Chu Thông tuy cử chỉ ngôn ngữ rất hoạt kê, nhưng tâm tư lại rất tinh tế, […]
  Although Zhū Cōng was very comical in his gestures and speech, he had a brilliant mind; […]

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