viện
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editSino-Vietnamese word from 院 (“court”).
Noun
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- institute
- court chamber
- (colloquial) clipping of bệnh viện (“hospital”)
- Ngày tôi chăm mẹ chồng trong viện thì anh đang hớn hở đưa bồ đi viện đẻ.
- The day I looked after my mother-in-law in hospital was also the day my overjoyed husband took his mistress to hospital to give birth.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 援.
Verb
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