khiến

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 遣 (SV: khiển). However, compare also 遣's alternative departing-tone reading *kʰiᴇn^H.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xiəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰiəŋ˦˥] ~ [xiəŋ˦˥]

Verb

khiến • (遣, 譴, 󱂚)

to cause (someone or something to do something); to make

Derived terms

Derived terms

ăn có mời, làm có khiến
cầu khiến
sai khiến
trời xui đất khiến
xui khiến

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