chiêm tinh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 占星 (“to divine by astrology”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ tïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəm˧˧ tɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cim˧˧ tɨn˧˧]

Verb

chiêm tinh

1. to divine by astrology

Adjective

chiêm tinh

1. astrological

Derived terms

• chiêm tinh học (“astrology”)