trí sĩ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʈɪj˨˩˦ sɪj˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʈɪj˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 智士, composed of 智 (“wise; intelligent”) and 士 (“scholar”).
Noun[edit]
- (literary) an intellectual; wise and educated thinker
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 致仕, composed of 致 (“to send”) and 仕 (“an official”).
Verb[edit]
- (historical) to retire (as a mandarin)