sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 士.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

sĩ

(only in compounds) scholar; expert
(xiangqi) advisor, a piece labeled with the characters 士 (black) and 仕 (sĩ, red)

Adjective

sĩ

(archaic) intelligent; wise; well educated

Derived terms

Derived terms

kẻ sĩ
nha sĩ

Verb

sĩ

(colloquial) Short for sĩ diện (“to be self-confident”).

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