khiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 遣 (SV: khiển).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiən˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xiəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰiəŋ˦˥] ~ [xiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

khiến • (遣, 譴, 󱂚)

  1. to cause (someone or something to do something); to make

Derived terms

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