"tài tử" meaning in Vietnamese

See tài tử in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [taːj˨˩ tɨ˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˦˩ tɨ˧˨] [Huế], [taːj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 才子, composed of 才 (“talent”) and 子 (“male master”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|才子}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|才|talent|子|male master}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 才子, composed of 才 (“talent”) and 子 (“male master”) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} tài tử, {{vi-adj}} tài tử
  1. doing something freely without much commitment or enthusiasm; going through the motions Derived forms: đờn ca tài tử
    Sense id: en-tài_tử-vi-adj-N1BYhLEV Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Male people Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 3 3 30 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 3 3 33 2 Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 36 18 16 21 9 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 47 7 6 29 11 Disambiguation of Male people: 42 1 1 20 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: [taːj˨˩ tɨ˧˩] [Hà-Nội], [taːj˦˩ tɨ˧˨] [Huế], [taːj˨˩ tɨ˨˩˦] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 才子, composed of 才 (“talent”) and 子 (“male master”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|才子}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|才|talent|子|male master}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 才子, composed of 才 (“talent”) and 子 (“male master”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} tài tử, {{vi-noun}} tài tử
  1. an amateur musician
    Sense id: en-tài_tử-vi-noun-nJzS0GFh
  2. (dated) a professional in a specific field of art Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-tài_tử-vi-noun-MHM6E-W8
  3. (archaic) a professional musician, often those specializing in old-styled genres (e.g. đờn ca tài tử) [late 19th–20th c.] Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tài_tử-vi-noun-91Ojp3m4 Categories (other): Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 42 1 1 20 36
  4. (archaic) a man of talent Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-tài_tử-vi-noun-wyCgLvjg Categories (other): Male people Disambiguation of Male people: 42 1 1 20 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0
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