trí sĩ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˨˩˦ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʈɪj˨˩˦ sɪj˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɪj˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʈɪj˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 智士, composed of 智 (“wise; intelligent”) and 士 (“scholar”).

Noun

trí sĩ

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 致仕, composed of 致 (“to send”) and 仕 (“an official”).

Verb

trí sĩ

1. (historical) to retire (as a mandarin)