thí sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 試 (“to take an test”) and 生 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˨˩˦ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

thí sinh

1. (education) a student who is about to take, or is in the process of taking, an exam
2. (in a competition) a contestant; a competitor

   Xin mời thí sinh tiếp theo bước lên sân khấu!

   The next contestant, please comes on stage!