nho gia

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• Nho gia

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 儒家, composed of 儒 (“Confucian, scholar”) and 家 (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ zaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ jaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ jaː˧˧]

Noun

nho gia

1. Confucianist scholar

   Synonym: nhà Nho

   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 13–14:

     没(Một)𤳆(trai)𡥵(con)次(thứ)卒(rốt)𢚸(lòng)
     王(Vương)󰞹(Quan)󰑼(là)𡦂(chữ)綏(nối)𣳔(dòng)儒(nho)家(gia)

     He had a son, the youngest, named Vuong Quan,
     to carry on the family lineage of Confucian scholars.