viên
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˧˧]
- Homophone: Viên
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 員.
Suffix
viên
- member
- tổ viên
- a student member of a class's subdivision
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 園.
Noun
viên
Etymology 3
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 丸 (SV: hoàn).
Classifier
viên
- classifier for small solid things, round or not, that can be held with one hand, such as pills, bullets, bricks, tiles, etc.
Verb
viên