hèn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hen"

Mandarin

Alternative forms

hen — nonstandard

Romanization

hèn (hen⁴, Zhuyin ㄏㄣˋ)

Hanyu Pinyin reading of 恨

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɛn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɛŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

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Adjective

hèn • (閑, 䝨, 𡮷, 𡮺, 𫎤)

lowly or unworthy of note
Synonyms: hèn mọn, thấp hèn

kẻ hèn (mọn) này ― I/me, as an unworthy individual
sleazy, dishonest or unscrupulous
Synonyms: hèn hạ, đê hèn, đê tiện, bẩn, bẩn thỉu

trò hèn ― a sleazy scam
cowardly
Synonyms: hèn nhát, đớn hèn

Đồ hèn!
You coward! / You little chicken! / You pathetic son of a bitch!

See also

Derived terms

đê hèn
đớn hèn
hèn hạ
hèn mạt
hèn mọn
hèn nhát
thấp hèn

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Conjunction

hèn • (閑, 䝨, 𱔊)

(only in compounds) therefore; so

See also

Derived terms

hèn chi
hèn gì
thửa hèn

Anagrams

nhè

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