miếng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) méng

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-mɛːŋʔ. Cognate with Muong miểng, Tho [Cuối Chăm] mɛːŋ³, and Chut [Rục] mɛːŋ³. Related to mánh, from the undiphthongized variant, and miệng (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miəŋ˦˥]
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Noun

(classifier cái) miếng • (𠰳, 𠷦, 𨬋)

  1. piece, crumb
    Synonyms: mảnh, mẫu
    vàng miếng ― gold leaf

Classifier

miếng • (𠷦)

  1. Indicates pieces

Derived terms

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