viện

See also: vien, viền, viên, and Viên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jiəŋ˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 院 (“court”).

Noun

viện

institute
court chamber
(colloquial) Clipping of bệnh viện (“hospital”).
Ngày tôi chăm mẹ chồng trong viện thì anh đang hớn hở đưa bồ đi viện đẻ.
The day I looked after my mother-in-law in hospital was also the day my overjoyed husband took his mistress to hospital to give birth.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 援.

Verb

viện

to advance or give reasons for; to invoke; to call upon; to adduce; to allege

Derived terms

tăng viện (增援)
viện binh
viện cớ
viện dẫn
viện trợ

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