thiện

See also: thiên, Thien, Thiện, thiền, Thiên, and thiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 善.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiən˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiəŋ˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    thiện

    1. (literary) morally/ethically good, especially utilitarianly or humanitarianly good
      Synonym: tốt
      người thiện/việc thiện ― a good person/deed

    Noun

    thiện

    1. (literary) moral/ethical goodness, especially utilitarian or humanitarian good
      Antonym: ác

    Derived terms

    Romanization

    thiện

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 善

    Derived terms

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