kiêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敬 (SV: kính).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

kiêng

1. to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)

See also

Derived terms

• ăn kiêng
• kiêng cữ
• kiêng khem
• kiêng kị
• kiêng nể

 

Descendants

• → Lao: ກຽງ (kīang)