miên man
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Northern Vietnam, dated) diên man
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 綿蠻.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miən˧˧ maːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
Adjective edit
- as a never-ending and incoherent stream
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 443:
- Không ngủ được, Jeannette nằm suy nghĩ miên man vể sự kỳ lạ của cuộc đời mình.
- Unable to sleep, Jeannette lay in her bed with thoughts of how strange her life was jumbling unceasingly through her head.