thí sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 試 (“to take an exam”) and 生 (“-er”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

    Noun

    thí sinh

    1. (education) a student who is about to take, or is in the process of taking, an exam
    2. (in a competition) a contestant; a competitor
      Xin mời thí sinh tiếp theo bước lên sân khấu!
      The next contestant, please comes on stage!
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