trí thức
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See also: tri thức
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 智識 (“intellect”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ tʰɨk̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ tʰɨk̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ tʰɨk̚˦˥]
Noun
[edit]- (collective) intellectuals; intelligentsia
- lưu manh giả danh trí thức
- thugs in smarts' clothing
- (literally, “thugs who disguise as intellectuals”)