hiện

See also: hien and hiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 現 (“appear”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hiəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

hiện

1. to rise, to appear, come into sight

   Gõ vô YouTube, cái video đầu tiên hiện lên là nó đó.

   Search on YouTube, and the first video that comes up will be the one I was talking about.

Adverb

hiện

1. presently, currently