Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 勸善.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiən˧˦ tʰiən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [xwiəŋ˦˥ tʰiəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

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khuyến thiện

  1. (literary) to encourage people to do good