oan khiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 冤牽.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwaːn˧˧ xiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwaːŋ˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔwaːŋ˧˧ xiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˧] ~ [(ʔ)waːŋ˧˧ xiəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

oan khiên

  1. (literary, dated) held with grief and injustice
    Synonyms: oan ức, oan uổng
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