xin

See also: Xin, xīn, xín, xǐn, and xìn

Mandarin

Romanization

xin

Nonstandard spelling of xīn.
Nonstandard spelling of xín.
Nonstandard spelling of xǐn.
Nonstandard spelling of xìn.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *cuun ~ *ciin.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sin˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sin˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɨ̞̠n˧˧]

Verb

xin (吀)

to ask (for), to beg

Derived terms

xin lỗi

See also

làm ơn

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