thân sĩ
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 紳士.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˧˧ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [tʰəŋ˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tʰəŋ˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- (historical) a learned person; a literatus
- (historical, derogatory, especially) one of from the upper strata of society, wealthy yet cares only for literature