sĩ tử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 士子 (“learned person”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˦ˀ˥ tɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˧˨ tɨ˧˨] ~ [sɪj˧˨ tɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɪj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦] ~ [sɪj˨˩˦ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

sĩ tử

1. (historical, now literary, education) a student who is about to take or taking a major exam, such as one for a position in the feudal government or one for college

Anagrams

• tử sĩ