sai khiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 差遣 (SV: sai khiển).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːj˧˧ xiən˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ kʰiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [saːj˧˧ kʰiəŋ˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːj˧˧ kʰiəŋ˦˥] ~ [saːj˧˧ kʰiəŋ˦˥]

    Verb

    sai khiến

    1. to command; to order; to issue an order
      Nó không muốn người ta sai khiến nó. ― He/she does not want others to order him/her around.
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