thi sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 詩 (“poetry”) and 士 (“scholar”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˧ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [tʰɪj˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tʰɪj˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

thi sĩ

1. (literary, poetry) poet

   Synonym: nhà thơ