xiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [siən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [siəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [siəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 扦 (SV: thiên).

Noun

(classifier cái) xiên (扦)

fork
Synonyms: dĩa, nĩa
skewer
cái xiên thịt ― a meat skewer

cầm xiên xiên cá ― to skewer a fish with a skewer

Verb

xiên (扦)

(transitive) to skewer, to impale
xiên thịt nướng chả ― to skewer meat and grill kabobs

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 偏 (SV: phiên).

Adjective

xiên (吀, 偏, 串, 羶, 川, 𠉟) (phonemic reduplicative xiên xiên)

slanted, oblique
Synonyms: nghiêng, chéo, xiên xẹo

chữ in xiên ― oblique characters

đường xiên ― slanted road; slanted line

Nắng chiếu xiên vào nhà. ― Sunlight enters the house at an angle.
(figuratively) crooked, dishonest
Synonym: xiên xẹo

kẻ xiên ― a crook

Derived terms

Derived terms

xiên xẹo (từ láy)
xỏ xiên

References

"xiên" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)

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