sĩ đại phu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 士大夫.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    đại phu

    1. (archaic, historical) scholar-official; literati