viên

See also: vien, viền, Viên, and viện

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˧] ~ [jiəŋ˧˧]
  • Homophone: Viên
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Etymology 1

    Sino-Vietnamese word from .

    Suffix

    viên

    1. member
      tổ viêna student member of a class's subdivision

    Classifier

    viên

    1. (history) indicates government workers
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

      Sino-Vietnamese word from . Doublet of nguyên (yuan), yên (yen), and uôn (won).

      Adjective

      viên

      1. (only in compounds) round
        Synonym: tròn
      Derived terms
      See also

      Verb

      viên

      1. to round off; to make round; to ball up
      Derived terms

      Classifier

      viên

      1. Indicates small, solid things, such as bricks (gạch), pills (thuốc), tiles (ngói), bullets (đạn), etc.
        • Phạm Mỹ Thạch (範美石), Thạch Sanh diễn hý trò (石生演戲{⿰口廚}) "Thạch Sanh, a Play", 1919 version
          (Tôi)(cho)(nàng)(một)(viên)𬟥(thuốc)(này)
          I'm giving you this pill.

      Etymology 3

        Sino-Vietnamese word from .

        Compound part

        viên

        1. (only in compounds) garden, park
        Derived terms