tiêu khiển
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ xiən˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˨˩˦]
Verb
tiêu khiển
- to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself