hiển đạt

See also: hiển-đạt

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 顯達.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiən˧˩ ʔɗaːt̚˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəŋ˧˨ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hiəŋ˨˩˦ ʔɗaːk̚˨˩˨]

    Verb

    hiển đạt

    1. to make it in life and reach high social standing
      • 1943, Trần Trọng Kim, “Lời phát đoan”, in Nho-giáo‎[1], volume I, Lê Thăng, page 17:
        Khi đã đỗ rồi là người hiển-đạt, có danh-vọng trong làng, trong nước.
        Once the examination passed, one becomes a person of eminence and reputation in one's village and in the country.
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