tú tài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秀才.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tu˧˦ taːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʊw˨˩˦ taːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʊw˦˥ taːj˨˩]

Noun

tú tài

  1. (historical) a scholar who passes three rounds of the provincial examination, but not the final round (phúc hạch).

See also

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