ăn kiêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat”) +‎ kiêng (“to avoid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ kiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

ăn kiêng

  1. (intransitive) to diet; to fast
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