thân sĩ

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 紳士.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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
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