chiên

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See also: chien, chiến, and chiền

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to pan-fry, SV: tiên), (possibly Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language, etymology language or family code; the value "zhx-teo" is not valid. See WT:LOL, WT:LOL/E and WT:LOF.). Compare Khmer ជៀន (ciən), ចៀន (ciən).

 Rán on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Cơm chiên on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Chuối chiên on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Verb

chiên ()

  1. (chiefly Southern Vietnam) to fry
    Synonym: rán
Derived terms
Usage notes
  • Although rán and chiên are two dialectal varieties and usually interchangeable, there are some fixed expressions such as gà rán, cơm chiên, xôi chiên

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

(classifier con) chiên (𦍫)

  1. (archaic, now only in compounds) lamb; young sheep
    • 2005, chapter 37, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      [] nhất thời không sao hiểu được, ngồi xếp bằng xuống tấm nệm lông chiên dưới đất.
      [] for the moment he had no way of understanding it; he sat down cross-legged onto the sheepskin cushion on the ground.
  2. (Christianity) Christian; sheep

Adjective

chiên

  1. made of animal fur or of imitation fur
    • 2009, Bùi Thanh Minh, chapter 3, in Cõi đời hư thực, NXB Hà Nội:
      Tấm đắp duy nhất của cụ là một chiếc chăn chiên, lâu ngày những sợi bông rụng dần, còn lại chủ yếu là những sợi chỉ, căng lên trông như mắt lưới.
      His only cover was an imitation fur blanket; the cotton fiber had started coming loose a long time ago and what was left was mostly thread: spread out it looked like a net.