thần kinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • thần-kinh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神經, from Japanese 神経 (shinkei, “nerve”, noun). See there for further etymology.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]

Adjective

thần kinh

  1. (medicine) mental or nervous
    dây thần kinh
    a nerve
  2. (informal) crazy; nuts
    Thần kinh à?
    Are you out of your mind?

Derived terms

Noun

thần kinh

  1. (colloquial) synonym of tâm thần (“mental disorder”)
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