viện
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 院 (“court”).
Noun
viện
- institute
- court chamber
- (colloquial) Short for bệnh viện (“hospital”).
- Ngày tôi chăm mẹ chồng trong viện thì anh đang hớn hở đưa bồ đi viện đẻ.
- The day I looked after my mother-in-law in hospital was also the day my overjoyed husband took his mistress to hospital to give birth.
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 援.
Verb
viện
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