tiêu khiển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ xiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tiêu khiển

  1. to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself