nghệ sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 藝士.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ŋej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ŋej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

nghệ

  1. (chiefly film, television) a specialist in humanities; an artist, painter, musician, actor, comic, etc.
    nghệ sĩ hài
    a comedian
    nghệ sĩ cải lương
    a reformed theater

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