nghiền

See also: nghiện and nghiến

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 研 (“to grind”; SV: nghiên).

Verb

nghiền (研, 硏, 硯, 𥒃)

to grind; to crush; to pound
(colloquial) to cram; to swot

Derived terms

Derived terms

nghiền ngẫm

Etymology 2

Verb

nghiền

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of nghiện (“to be addicted (to); to give oneself up (to)”)

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