siêng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 精 (“to be skilled, proficient”, SV: tinh).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [siəŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂiəŋ˧˧] ~ [siəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂiəŋ˧˧] ~ [siəŋ˧˧]

Adjective

siêng • (𫦽 - 𠰮, 𤯺, 𬎶, 𠡏)

  1. diligent; industrious; hard-working

Adverb

siêng • (𫦽 - 𠰮, 𤯺, 𬎶, 𠡏)

  1. diligently; industriously; laboriously

Derived terms

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