trí thức

See also: tri thức

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 智識 (“intellect”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ tʰɨk̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ tʰɨk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ tʰɨk̚˦˥]

    Noun

    trí thức

    1. (collective) intellectuals; intelligentsia
      lưu manh giả danh trí thức
      thugs in smarts' clothing
      (literally, “thugs who disguise as intellectuals”)

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