"thiện" meaning in Vietnamese

See thiện in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [tʰiən˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [tʰiəŋ˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 善. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|善}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|善}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 善 Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} thiện, {{vi-adj}} thiện
  1. (literary) morally/ethically good, especially utilitarianly or humanitarianly good Tags: literary Synonyms: tốt
    Sense id: en-thiện-vi-adj-j0ZN2xkf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 75 25

Noun

IPA: [tʰiən˧˨ʔ] [Hà-Nội], [tʰiəŋ˨˩ʔ] [Huế], [tʰiəŋ˨˩˨] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 善. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|善}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|善}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 善 Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} thiện, {{vi-noun}} thiện
  1. (literary) moral/ethical goodness, especially utilitarian or humanitarian good Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-thiện-vi-noun-1lC0xuKL Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 18 82
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