tinh tế
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 精細.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧ te˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧ tej˦˥]
Adjective edit
- excellent, refined
- 2005, chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- 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; […]