tú tài

See also: tự tại

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 秀才.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˦ taːj˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˨˩˦ taːj˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˦˥ taːj˨˩]

    Noun

    tú tài

    1. (historical) scholar who passed three rounds of the provincial examination, but not the final round (phúc hạch).
    2. (dated) high school diploma
    3. (historical) one of the two examinations in the secondary education system of the Republic of Vietnam

    See also

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