Tày edit

Tày cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : xiên

Etymology edit

From Chinese (MC tshen). Cognate with Zhuang cien, Bouyei xianl.

Pronunciation edit

Numeral edit

xiên

  1. thousand

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: thiên).

Noun edit

(classifier cái) xiên ()

  1. fork
    Synonyms: dĩa, nĩa
  2. skewer
    cái xiên thịta meat skewer
    cầm xiên xiên cáto skewer a fish with a skewer

Verb edit

xiên ()

  1. (transitive) to skewer, to impale
    xiên thịt nướng chảto skewer meat and grill kabobs

Etymology 2 edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: thiên).

Adjective edit

xiên (, , , , , 𠉟) (diminutive reduplication xiên xiên)

  1. slanted, oblique
    Synonyms: nghiêng, chéo, xiên xẹo
    chữ in xiênoblique characters
    đường xiênslanted road; slanted line
    Nắng chiếu xiên vào nhà.Sunlight enters the house at an angle.
  2. (figuratively) crooked, dishonest
    Synonym: xiên xẹo
    kẻ xiêna crook
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