tinh

See also: tính, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧]
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 精 (“refined”).

Adjective

tinh

  1. quick to notice; sharp, keen, etc.
    mắt tinh ― sharp eyes
    tinh mắt ― with sharp eyes
    tinh ý ― sharp(-minded)

Noun

tinh

  1. clipping of tinh dịch (“semen”)

Romanization

tinh

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 精
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Romanization

tinh

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 星
Derived terms
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