viếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 聘 (SV: sính). Probably from Middle Chinese 聘 (MC phjiengH).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [viəŋ˦˥] ~ [jiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

viếng • (永, 𠶇)

1. (dated, still used by Overseas Vietnamese) to visit (a person or a place)
2. to pay a visit of condolence (to someone)

See also

Derived terms

• cúng viếng
• thăm viếng
• viếng thăm