nguyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 願 (SV: nguyện).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋwiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋwiəŋ˨˩]

Verb

nguyền (願, 𡅪)

(literary) to wish for; to long for
(literary) to swear; to vow; to promise on oath

Derived terms

Terms derived from nguyền

hương nguyền
kết nguyền

nguyền rủa
tật nguyền

thề nguyền

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