tiêu khiển

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tiêu khiển

to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself

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