thiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
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Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Verb

    thiên

    1. to focus on; to gravitate towards
      Ảnh thiên về đóng phim hơn, chứ hát thì người thân cũng chẳng dám khen quá trớn.
      It's true that he gravitates more towards acting, I think even his relatives would not overpraise his singing ability.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from (volume).

      Noun

      thiên

      1. (historical) volume of a large book
      2. (historical) piece of poetry, an article, a song
        • Tale of Kieu (金雲翹新傳)
          曲茄𢬣捛𢧚章没薄命吏強𱞐人
          Khúc nhà tay lựa nên chương. Một thiên “Bạc mệnh” lại càng não nhân.
          She herself composed the song for her singing, a heart-tearing lyric of woman’s sufferings.

      Etymology 3

      Romanization

      thiên

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
      Derived terms

      Etymology 4

      Romanization

      thiên

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
      Derived terms

      Etymology 5

      Romanization

      thiên

      1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of
      Derived terms