nghiến

See also: nghiện and nghiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 研 (“to grind”; SV: nghiên). Compare nghiền.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

nghiến (𧢟)

to grind or clench (one's teeth)
Ăn dái lợn để chữa nghiến răng khi ngủ.
Eat some pig dicks to cure the habit of clenching your teeth while sleeping.

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