sĩ tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 士子 (“learned person”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sĩ tử

  1. (historical, now literary, education) a student who is about to take or taking a major exam, such as one for a position in the feudal government or one for college

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