tiết

See also: tiet and Tiet

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiək̚˦˥]
Homophone: tiếc

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 節.

Noun

tiết

(of the weather) a period
tiết trời mát dịu
a cool day
(education) a period
tiết 1
first period

Một tiết kéo dài 45 phút.
Each period lasts for 45 minutes.

Hôm nay học 4 tiết.
We'll stay at school for 4 periods today.

Derived terms

âm tiết

Related terms

Tết

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 洩 (“to leak, to emit, to secrete”).

Verb

tiết

to secrete, to emit

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