tiêu khiển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˧ xiən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tiêu khiển

1. to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself