sĩ diện

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 士 (“scholar”) and 面 (“face”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˦ˀ˥ ziən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun edit

face; honour; prestige

Verb edit

(colloquial) to be egoistic; to be snobbish

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