kiêng

See also: kiĕng, kiếng, and kiểng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敬 (“to respect/offer”, SV: kính).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧]

Verb

kiêng • (京, 𪬧, 𠶛, 𠼤)

1. to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)

   kiêng thịt

   to abstain from meat

Descendants

• → Lao: ກຽງ (kīang)

See also

Derived terms

• ăn kiêng
• kiêng cữ
• kiêng khem
• kiêng kị
• kiêng nể