diện

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dien"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 面.

See nhất for explanation of the initial.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ziən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jiəŋ˨˩˨]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

diện

  1. (literary and colloquial) to dress up (in); to be well-dressed (in); to be decked out (in)

See also

Adjective

diện

  1. (colloquial) well-dressed; dressed up

Noun

diện

  1. (formal) aspect; area
    Xã hiện có hơn 100 hộ thuộc diện nghèo.
    The commune has more than 100 poor households.
  2. sphere; domain

Derived terms

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