tiến sĩ

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === TS, TS. (initialism) tấn sĩ === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 進士. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˧˦ si˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [tiəŋ˦˧˥ sɪj˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tiəŋ˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦] === Noun === tiến sĩ (academic degree) doctor (academic degree) doctorate (archaic, academic degree) one who had passed all three levels of examination held by the government in feudal Vietnam. === See also === bác sĩ