See also: nghiện and nghiền

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Verb edit

nghiến (𧢟)

  1. 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.

Etymology 2 edit

Adverb edit

nghiến

  1. (colloquial) immediately (and quickly); instantly