sĩ tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 士子 (learned person).

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    tử

    1. (historical, now literary, education) a student who is about to take or taking a major exam, such as one for a position in the feudal government or one for college

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