sĩ diện

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 士 (“scholar”) and 面 (“face”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˦ˀ˥ ziən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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sĩ diện

  1. face; honour; prestige

Verb

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sĩ diện

  1. (colloquial) to be egoistic; to be snobbish
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