tiện

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 便. Doublet of bèn.

Adjective[edit]

tiện

  1. convenient; expedient; simple and easy
Derived terms[edit]

Adverb[edit]

tiện

  1. while you're at it
    Synonyms: tiện thể, tiện tay, nhân thể, nhân tiện
    Tiện mua giùm tao hộp thuốc luôn nha.
    Buy me a pack of cigarettes while you're at it.

Etymology 2[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to mill, SV: tiển).

Verb[edit]

tiện

  1. to lathe; to carve or grind by rotating; to shape by turning