tinh tế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精細.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ te˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˦˥]

Adjective

tinh tế

  1. excellent, refined
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Chu Thông tuy cử chỉ ngôn ngữ rất hoạt kê, nhưng tâm tư lại rất tinh tế, […]
      Although Zhū Cōng was very comical in his gestures and speech, he had a brilliant mind; […]
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