sĩ diện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 士 (“scholar”) and 面 (“face”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

face; honour; prestige

Verb

(colloquial) to be self-confident; to be snobbish

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