sĩ diện
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 士 (“scholar”) and 面 (“face”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˦ˀ˥ ziən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]
Noun[edit]
Verb[edit]
- (colloquial) to be egoistic; to be snobbish