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