chiên

See also: chien, chiến, and chiền

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Chinese (possibly Teochew) 煎. Compare Khmer ជៀន (ciən), ចៀន (ciən).

Verb

chiên (煎)

(chiefly Southern Vietnam) to fry

Synonyms

ram
rán

Derived terms

cơm chiên (“fried rice”)

Usage notes

Although rán and chiên are two dialectal varieties and usually interchangeable, there are some fixed expressions such as gà rán, cơm chiên, xôi chiên

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier con) chiên (羶, 膻, 羴, 𦍫)

lamb; young sheep
Christian

Related terms

cừu

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