Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 學生, composed of (to learn) and (learned person; student), from Chinese 學生学生 (xuéshēng, student). Compare Japanese 学生 (gakusei, student) and Korean 학생 (haksaeng, student). These cognates apply to students of all kinds, while this Vietnamese false friend only applies to primary and secondary pupils in modern times.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hawk͡p̚˨˩˨ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

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học sinh

  1. (archaic, education) a student
  2. (primary and secondary education) a pupil; a schoolchild/schoolkid
    Hypernym: học trò
    Coordinate terms: học viên, sinh viên, nghiên cứu sinh