thí sinh

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 試 (“to take an test”) and 生 (“-er”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

thí sinh

  1. (education) a student who is about to take, or is in the process of taking, an exam
  2. (in a competition) a contestant; a competitor
    Xin mời thí sinh tiếp theo bước lên sân khấu!
    The next contestant, please comes on stage!
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