nguyền

See also: nguyện, Nguyen, Nguyễn, nguyên, and Nguyên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 願 (SV: nguyện).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    nguyền • (願, 𡅪)

    1. (literary) to wish for; to long for
    2. (literary) to swear; to vow; to promise on oath
    3. (occult) to curse
      bài hát bị nguyền ― a cursed song
      lời nguyền ― a curse

    See also

    • hương nguyền
    • kết nguyền
    • nguyền rủa
    • tật nguyền
    • thề nguyền
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