Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

tiên nho

[tiən˧˧ ɲɔ˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(noun) Confucian scholar of previous times

Noun

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Vậy nếu trong sách này chúng tôi thường trích-lục những lời nguyên-văn của thánh hiền đã ghi chép trong các Kinh Truyện cùng những điều của tiên-nho lưu-truyền ở trong các sách vở,[…]If, in this book, we therefore often quote the original words of the sages recorded in the Classics as well as what Confucian scholars of ancient times passed down in their writings, […]

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Common questions

What does “tiên nho” mean?

(noun) Confucian scholar of previous times

Is “tiên nho” formal or informal?

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