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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 儒家, composed of 儒 (“Confucian, scholar”) and 家 (“-ist”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ zaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ jaː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ jaː˧˧]
Noun[edit]
- Confucianist scholar
- Synonym: nhà Nho
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 13–14:
没 𤳆 𡥵 次 卒 𢚸 王 𡦂 綏 𣳔 儒 家 - He had a son, the youngest, named Vuong Quan,
to carry on the family lineage of Confucian scholars.
- He had a son, the youngest, named Vuong Quan,