trí giả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 智者, composed of 智 (“wise; intelligent”) and 者 (“person”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ zaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ jaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ jaː˨˩˦]

Noun

trí giả

1. (literary) an intellectual; sage; wise and educated thinker