"gian" meaning in Vietnamese

See gian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [zaːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [jaːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [jaːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|奸}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|奸}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 奸 Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} gian, {{vi-adj}} gian
  1. evil, wicked
    Sense id: en-gian-vi-adj-Trt5fPrE Categories (other): Vietnamese usage examples with omitted translation, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 4 22 4 16 13 19 3 19 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 57 9 34
  2. dishonest
    Sense id: en-gian-vi-adj-NzTyBLZm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gian ác, gian manh, gian thương, gian trá, gian xảo
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [zaːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [jaːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [jaːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 間. Doublet of căn. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|間}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|間}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 間, {{doublet|vi|căn}} Doublet of căn Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} gian, {{vi-noun}} gian
  1. compartment, room Derived forms: không gian, nhân gian, thế gian, thời gian, trần gian, trung gian
    Sense id: en-gian-vi-noun-CNhG1~R8 Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 4 22 4 16 13 19 3 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "word": "không gian"
        },
        {
          "word": "nhân gian"
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        {
          "word": "thế gian"
        },
        {
          "word": "thời gian"
        },
        {
          "word": "trần gian"
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      "ipa": "[jaːŋ˧˧]",
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          "english": "How could honest people think of this as a nefarious trick?",
          "ref": "1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], published 1870, line 1663:",
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      "note": "Saigon"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for gian meaning in Vietnamese (3.3kB)

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