nhịn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 忍 (“to endure”; SV: nhẫn).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲin˧ˀ˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲin˨ˀ˨ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲɨ̞̠n˨˩˨]

Verb

nhịn

to abstain from; to keep from
Short for nhịn đói (“to fast”).
to endure; to bear

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