hèn

• hen — nonstandard

hèn (hen⁴, Zhuyin ㄏㄣˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 恨

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

Probably non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 寒 (“humble, petty, lowly”, SV: hàn).

hèn • (閑, 䝨, 𡮷, 𡮺, 𫎤)

1. lowly or unworthy of note

   Synonyms: hèn mọn, thấp hèn

   kẻ hèn (mọn) này ― The unworthy me (literally, “This unworthy one”)

2. sleazy, dishonest or unscrupulous

   Synonyms: hèn hạ, đê hèn, đê tiện, bẩn, bẩn thỉu

   trò hèn ― a sleazy scam

3. cowardly

   Synonyms: hèn nhát, đớn hèn

   Đồ hèn!

   You coward! / You little chicken! / You pathetic son of a bitch!

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hèn • (閑, 䝨, 𱔊)

1. (only in compounds) therefore; so

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