tiến sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 進士.

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    tiến

    1. (academic degree) doctor
    2. (academic degree) doctorate
    3. (archaic, academic degree) one who had passed all three levels of examination held by the government in feudal Vietnam.

    See also