thiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 善.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

thiện

  1. (literary) morally/ethically good, especially utilitarianly or humanitarianly good
    Synonym: tốt
    người thiện/việc thiện ― a good person/deed

Noun

thiện

  1. (literary) moral/ethical goodness, especially utilitarian or humanitarian good
    Antonym: ác
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