thân sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紳士.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

thân sĩ

1. (historical) a learned person; a literatus
   1. (historical, derogatory, especially) one of from the upper strata of society, wealthy yet cares only for literature