nho gia

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

nho gia

  1. 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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