ghiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 健 (SV: kiện).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣiəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣiəŋ˨˩]

Verb

ghiền • (㗔, 堅)

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be addicted to
Synonyms: nghiền, nghiện

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