giành

See also: giảnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛɲ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jan˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 爭 (“to fight”, SV: tranh).

Verb

giành • (爭, 𠲜, 󱝩)

1. to dispute; to fight (for/over); to claim

Derived terms

• giành giật, giành giựt (to scramble for)
• tranh giành (to fight over)

 

Etymology 2

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Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) giành • (棦, 𥱭)

1. a kind of wooden, woven basket with a flat bottom