tiêu khiển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消遣.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ xiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˧˨] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ kʰiəŋ˨˩˦] ~ [tiw˧˧ xiəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tiêu khiển

  1. to relax; to amuse oneself; to entertain oneself
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