See also: tính, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from (refined).

Adjective edit

tinh

  1. quick to notice; sharp, keen, etc.
    mắt tinhsharp eyes
    tinh mắtwith sharp eyes
    tinh ýsharp(-minded)

Noun edit

tinh

  1. Clipping of tinh dịch (semen).
    thụ tinhto fertilize eggs with semen
    xuất tinhto ejaculate

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun edit

tinh

  1. (astronomy, astrology, only in compounds) a star
Derived terms edit