nghệ sĩ nhân dân

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• NSND

Etymology

nghệ sĩ (“humanities specialist”) +‎ nhân dân (“people”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋe˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥ ɲən˧˧ zən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋej˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋej˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧] ~ [ŋej˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦ ɲəŋ˧˧ jəŋ˧˧]

Noun

nghệ sĩ nhân dân

1. (art) People's Artist (an honorary title in the Soviet Union, Union republics, in some other Eastern bloc states (and communist states in general), as well as in a number of post-Soviet states)
2. (Vietnam, art) a senior honorary title bestowed on humanities specialists who have greatly contributed to Vietnam's entertainment arts over 20 years, with the prerequisite of having already been a nghệ sĩ ưu tú

See also

• nhà giáo nhân dân (“people's educator”)