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