miên man

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam, dated) diên man

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 綿蠻.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miən˧˧ maːn˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]

Adjective

miên man

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.

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