thí sinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 試 (“to take an exam”) and 生 (“student”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˦ ʂɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰɪj˦˥ sɨn˧˧]

Noun

(education) a student who is about to take, or is in the process of taking, an exam

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