trí sĩ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 智士, composed of 智 (“wise; intelligent”) and 士 (“scholar”).

    Noun

    trí sĩ

    1. (literary) an intellectual; wise and educated thinker

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from 致仕, composed of 致 (“to send”) and 仕 (“an official”).

      Verb

      trí sĩ

      1. (historical) to retire (as a mandarin)
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