nghiền

See also: nghiện and nghiến

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 研 (“to grind”, SV: nghiên).

Verb

nghiền • (研, 硏, 硯, 𥒃)

  1. to grind; to crush; to pound
  2. (colloquial) to cram; to swot
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

nghiền

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) alternative form of nghiện (“to be addicted (to); to give oneself up (to)”)
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