Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to advise, SV: khuyến).

Verb

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khuyên (𡅳)

  1. to advise or recommend
Usage notes
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Khuyên 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
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (circle, ring, loop, pen, sty, fold)

Noun

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khuyên ()

  1. (jewelry) ring, now chiefly earring

Etymology 3

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From Etymology 2, referring to the white ring of feathers around the birds' eyes.

Noun

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khuyên

  1. 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