tiêu khiển

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ xiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb[edit]

tiêu khiển

  1. to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself