nghiền

See also: nghiện and nghiến

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋiəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 研 (“to grind”, SV: nghiên).

Verb

nghiền • (研, 硏, 硯, 𥒃)

1. to grind; to crush; to pound
2. (colloquial) to cram; to swot

Derived terms

• nghiền ngẫm

Etymology 2

Verb

nghiền

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Alternative form of nghiện (“to be addicted (to); to give oneself up (to)”)