nhạc sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 樂 (“music”) and 士 (“-ist; -ian”), equivalent to nhạc +‎ -sĩ.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

a musician, especially a songwriter or a composer

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