thiển cận

See also: Thiên Can

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 淺近, composed of (shallow) and (near).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˩ kən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˨ kəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩˦ kəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

thiển cận

  1. (of thought, idea, view, etc.) shallow; superficial
  2. short-sighted; impulsive; improvident