viên

See also: vien, viền, Viên, and viện

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˧˧]
Homophone: Viên

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 員.

Noun

viên

(only in compounds) agent, actor

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 園.

Noun

viên

garden, park

Etymology 3

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

Classifier

viên

classifier for small solid things, round or not, that can be held with one hand, such as pills, bullets, bricks, tiles, etc.

Verb

viên

to round off; to make round; to ball up

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