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)

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to be addicted to

   Synonyms: nghiền, nghiện