xuất sắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 出色.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swət̚˧˦ sak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [swək̚˦˧˥ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [swək̚˦˧˥ sak̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥ sak̚˦˥]

Adjective

xuất sắc

1. outstanding; excellent; remarkable
2. (education, of a student or their achievements) "excellent", above giỏi (“good”), khá (“decent”), trung bình (“average”), yếu (“poor”) and kém (“terrible”)

   tốt nghiệp loại xuất sắc ― to graduate summa cum laude