y sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 醫士, composed of 醫 (“medicine”) and 士 (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

y sĩ

a physician who graduates from junior college

See also

bác sĩ

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