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kiêng

Pronunciation Northern /kiəŋ˧˧/ Central /kiəŋ˧˥/ Southern /kiəŋ˧˧/
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to refrain or abstain
Verb
to refrain or abstain
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Meaning
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to refrain or abstain Core ActionsTheme

The act of deliberately avoiding doing or consuming something for a specific reason.

vi Bác sĩ khuyên ông ấy nên kiêng đồ ngọt để bảo vệ sức khỏe.

en The doctor advised him to refrain from sweets to protect his health.

Parts
敬
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
敬
Candidates by syllable
kiêng 𠶛
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
kiềng / kiểng / kiếng / kiễng …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Starts with this word

kiêng kị/kiêng nể/kiêng cữ/kiêng khem/kiêng kỵ/kiêng dè

Use
ăn kiêng / chế độ ăn kiêng
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Words containing this

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