nguyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 願 (SV: nguyện).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋwiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋwiəŋ˨˩]

Verb

nguyền • (願, 𡅪)

  1. (literary) to wish for; to long for
  2. (literary) to swear; to vow; to promise on oath
  3. (occult) to curse
    bài hát bị nguyền ― a cursed song

See also

  • hương nguyền
  • kết nguyền
  • nguyền rủa
  • tật nguyền
  • thề nguyền
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