ăn kiêng
Vietnamese
Etymology
ăn (“to eat”) + kiêng (“to avoid”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
Verb
ăn kiêng
- (intransitive) to diet; to fast