tinh tế

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 精細.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ te˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˦˥]

    Adjective

    tinh tế

    1. excellent, refined
      • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
        Chu Thông tuy cử chỉ ngôn ngữ rất hoạt kê, nhưng tâm tư lại rất tinh tế, […]
        Although Zhū Cōng was very comical in his gestures and speech, he had a brilliant mind; […]
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