chiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ciək̚˦˥]

Verb

chiết

  1. to extract
  2. to transplant
  3. (horticulture) to graft
  4. to remove; deduct
  5. (archaic) to stain teeth black

Derived terms