nghiến

See also: nghiện and nghiền

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 研 (“to grind”, SV: nghiên). Compare nghiền.

    Verb

    nghiến • (𧢟)

    1. to grind, clench or grit (one's teeth)
      Ăn dái lợn để chữa nghiến răng khi ngủ.
      Eat some pig dicks to cure the habit of clenching your teeth while sleeping.

    Etymology 2

    Adverb

    nghiến

    1. (colloquial) immediately (and quickly); instantly
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