bác sĩ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === bác sỹ BS, BS. (initialism) === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 博士, composed of 博 (“wide; vast; broad”) and 士 (“-ist”), from Japanese 博士 (hakushi, “doctor”, person who has attained a doctorate), earlier 博士 (hakase, “Japanese court academician”), from Middle Chinese 博士 (pak dzriX, “Chinese court academician”). Also probably by analogy with European languages, such as English doctor, French docteur (“Ph.D.; M.D.; physician”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˧˦ si˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥ sɪj˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɓaːk̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦] === Noun === bác sĩ a medical doctor; a physician Synonym: đốc-tờ chữ bác sĩ ― a doctor's handwriting ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === y sĩ dược sĩ (“pharmacist”)