tiêu khiển

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ xiən˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦]

    Verb

    tiêu khiển

    1. to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself