ăn kiêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat”) +‎ kiêng (“to avoid”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

ăn kiêng

1. (intransitive) to diet; to fast