nghiện

See also: nghiền and nghiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Khmer ញៀន (ñiən).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

nghiện • (彦, 喭, 𢞆, 讞, 咠, 𬪮, 󰇊)

  1. to be addicted to
    Synonyms: ghiền, nghiền
    con nghiện ― an addict
    gây nghiện ― to be addictive

Derived terms

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