trí sĩ
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʈɪj˨˩˦ sɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʈɪj˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 智士, composed of 智 (“wise; intelligent”) and 士 (“scholar”).
Noun edit
- (literary) an intellectual; wise and educated thinker
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 致仕, composed of 致 (“to send”) and 仕 (“an official”).
Verb edit
- (historical) to retire (as a mandarin)