thần kinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • thần-kinh

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 神經, from Japanese 神経 (shinkei, “nerve”, noun). See there for further etymology.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɨn˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]

    Adjective

    thần kinh

    1. (medicine) mental or nervous
      dây thần kinh
      a nerve
    2. (informal) crazy; nuts
      Thần kinh à?
      Are you out of your mind?

    Derived terms

    Noun

    thần kinh

    1. (colloquial) synonym of tâm thần (“mental disorder”)
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