miên man
Appearance
Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Northern Vietnam, dated) diên man
Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 綿蠻.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miən˧˧ maːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]- as a never-ending and incoherent stream
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 443:
- Không ngủ được, Jeannette nằm suy nghĩ miên man vể sự kỳ lạ của cuộc đời mình.
- Unable to sleep, Jeannette lay in her bed with thoughts of how strange her life was jumbling unceasingly through her head.