rên xiết

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• rên siết

Etymology

From earlier rên siếc, compound of rên +‎ siếc. The latter is now obsolete.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zen˧˧ siət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐen˧˧ siək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹəːn˧˧ siək̚˦˥]

Verb

rên xiết

1. to lament; to groan; to writhe