nho gia

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Nho gia

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 儒家, composed of 儒 (“Confucian, scholar”) and 家 (“-ist”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ zaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ jaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲɔ˧˧ jaː˧˧]

Noun

Confucianist scholar
Synonym: nhà Nho
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎, published 1866, lines 13–14:
  没(Một)𤳆(trai)𡥵(con)次(thứ)卒(rốt)𢚸(lòng)
  王(Vương)󰞹(Quan)󰑼(là)𡦂(chữ)綏(nối)𣳔(dòng)儒(nho)家(gia)
  He had a son, the youngest, named Vuong Quan,
  to carry on the family lineage of Confucian scholars.

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