viếng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 聘 (SV: sính). Compare Middle Chinese 聘 (MC phjiengH).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [viəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [viəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [viəŋ˦˥] ~ [jiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

viếng • (永, 𠶇)

  1. to pay a visit of condolence (to someone)
  2. (dated, chiefly Overseas Vietnamese) to visit (a person or a place)

Derived terms

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