khuyên
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xwiəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˧˧] ~ [xwiəŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 勸 (“to advise”, SV: khuyến).
Verb
editUsage notes
editKhuyên is only used for actions, as in advise/recommend someone to do something. For objects, as in recommend something, use expressions such as khuyên dùng (literally “recommend to use”) instead. Some others, such as khuyến nghị or khuyến cáo, can be used for both actions and objects.
Derived terms
editDerived terms
Etymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 圈 (“circle, ring, loop, pen, sty, fold”)
Noun
editEtymology 3
editFrom Etymology 2, referring to the white ring of feathers around the birds' eyes.
Noun
editkhuyên
- white-eye, any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes