tú tài
Pronunciation
Northern
/tu˧˥ ta̤ːj˨˩/
Central
/tṵ˩˧ taːj˧˧/
Southern
/tu˧˥ taːj˨˩/
baccalaureate scholar
3 senses
2 Components
Noun
baccalaureate scholar
Noun
high school diploma
Noun
secondary education exam
Details
3 senses
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Details
3 senses
Sense 1
Noun
baccalaureate scholar
School Life & Education
A person who passed initial rounds of imperial exams but not the final stage.
vi Ông ấy đã đỗ tú tài trong kỳ thi hương năm đó.
en He became a baccalaureate scholar in the regional exam that year.
Sense 2
Noun
high school diploma
A certificate awarded to students who have successfully completed their secondary school education.
vi Cô ấy vừa nhận được bằng tú tài sau kỳ thi tốt nghiệp.
en She just received her high school diploma after the final exam.
Sense 3
Noun
secondary education exam
A specific examination within the historical secondary education system used in the Republic of Vietnam.
vi Anh ấy đang ôn tập cho kỳ thi tú tài sắp tới.
en He is reviewing for the upcoming secondary education exam.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
秀才
Candidates by syllable
tú
秀（綉）
tài
才
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.