nghệ sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝士.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ŋej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ŋej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

    Noun

    nghệ

    1. (chiefly film, television) a specialist in humanities; an artist, painter, musician, actor, comic, etc.
      nghệ sĩ hài
      a comedian
      nghệ sĩ cải lương
      a reformed theater

    See also