kiêng

See also: kiĕng, kiếng, and kiểng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敬 (“to respect/offer”, SV: kính).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

kiêng • (京, 𪬧, 𠶛, 𠼤)

to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)
kiêng thịt
to abstain from meat

Descendants

→ Lao: ກຽງ (kīang)

See also

Derived terms

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