nghiến

See also: nghiện and nghiền

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 研 (“to grind”, SV: nghiên). Compare nghiền.

Verb

nghiến • (𧢟)

to grind, clench or grit (one's teeth)
Ăn dái lợn để chữa nghiến răng khi ngủ.
Eat some pig dicks to cure the habit of clenching your teeth while sleeping.

Adverb

nghiến

(colloquial) immediately (and quickly); instantly

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