"xinh" meaning in Vietnamese

See xinh in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [sïŋ˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [sɨn˧˧] [Huế], [sɨn˧˧] [Hồ-Chí-Minh-City] Forms: [CJK], [CJK], [CJK], 𣛟 [CJK], 𦎡 [CJK], xinh xinh [diminutive, reduplication]
Etymology: Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (SV: thanh). Attested as a variant of xênh (as in xênh xang) in Đại Nam Quấc âm tự vị (1895). The earlier meaning appears to be along the line of "neat (of appearance), graceful (of manner)", as in the (now obsolete?) compound xinh lịch (cf. thanh lịch (清歷)). Etymology templates: {{m|vi|thanh}} thanh, {{der|vi|zh|清//|pos=SV: <i class="Latn mention" lang="vi">thanh</i>|t=|tr=-}} Chinese 清 (SV: thanh), {{vi-etym-sino|清||thanh|hv=y}} Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (SV: thanh), {{m|vi|xênh}} xênh, {{m|vi|xênh xang}} xênh xang, {{m|vi|xinh lịch}} xinh lịch, {{m|vi|thanh lịch}} thanh lịch, {{m|vi|清歷|sc=Hani}} 清歷, {{vi-link|thanh lịch||清歷}} thanh lịch (清歷) Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|diminutive reduplication|xinh xinh|||head=|tr=撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡}} xinh • (撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡) (diminutive reduplication xinh xinh), {{vi-adj|撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡|rdp=y}} xinh • (撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡) (diminutive reduplication xinh xinh)
  1. nice; pretty Derived forms: xinh đẹp, xinh tươi, xinh xắn, xinh xẻo

Download JSON data for xinh meaning in Vietnamese (2.9kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "thanh"
      },
      "expansion": "thanh",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "清//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">thanh</i>",
        "t": "",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 清 (SV: thanh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "清",
        "2": "",
        "3": "thanh",
        "hv": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (SV: thanh)",
      "name": "vi-etym-sino"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "xênh"
      },
      "expansion": "xênh",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "xênh xang"
      },
      "expansion": "xênh xang",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "xinh lịch"
      },
      "expansion": "xinh lịch",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "thanh lịch"
      },
      "expansion": "thanh lịch",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "清歷",
        "sc": "Hani"
      },
      "expansion": "清歷",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "thanh lịch",
        "2": "",
        "3": "清歷"
      },
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    }
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "撐",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "撑",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "生",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𣛟",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𦎡",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xinh xinh",
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        "diminutive",
        "reduplication"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "4": "xinh xinh",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡"
      },
      "expansion": "xinh • (撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡) (diminutive reduplication xinh xinh)",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡",
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      },
      "expansion": "xinh • (撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡) (diminutive reduplication xinh xinh)",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "xinh đẹp"
        },
        {
          "word": "xinh tươi"
        },
        {
          "word": "xinh xắn"
        },
        {
          "word": "xinh xẻo"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "pretty as a chimpanzee (rhyming slang)",
          "text": "xinh như con tinh tinh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nice; pretty"
      ],
      "id": "en-xinh-vi-adj-zzKbFSEF",
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "xinh"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "xinh đẹp"
    },
    {
      "word": "xinh tươi"
    },
    {
      "word": "xinh xắn"
    },
    {
      "word": "xinh xẻo"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "thanh",
      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "zh",
        "3": "清//",
        "pos": "SV: <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"vi\">thanh</i>",
        "t": "",
        "tr": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Chinese 清 (SV: thanh)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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        "2": "",
        "3": "thanh",
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      },
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "xênh xang"
      },
      "expansion": "xênh xang",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "vi",
        "2": "xinh lịch"
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "thanh lịch"
      },
      "expansion": "thanh lịch",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "清歷",
        "sc": "Hani"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
        "1": "thanh lịch",
        "2": "",
        "3": "清歷"
      },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 清 (SV: thanh).\nAttested as a variant of xênh (as in xênh xang) in Đại Nam Quấc âm tự vị (1895). The earlier meaning appears to be along the line of \"neat (of appearance), graceful (of manner)\", as in the (now obsolete?) compound xinh lịch (cf. thanh lịch (清歷)).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "撐",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "撑",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "生",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𣛟",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𦎡",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xinh xinh",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "reduplication"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "adjective",
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        "4": "xinh xinh",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡"
      },
      "expansion": "xinh • (撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡) (diminutive reduplication xinh xinh)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡",
        "rdp": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "xinh • (撐, 撑, 生, 𣛟, 𦎡) (diminutive reduplication xinh xinh)",
      "name": "vi-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
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        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms derived from Chinese",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes",
        "Vietnamese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "pretty as a chimpanzee (rhyming slang)",
          "text": "xinh như con tinh tinh",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "nice; pretty"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nice",
          "nice"
        ],
        [
          "pretty",
          "pretty"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[sïŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[sɨn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hồ-Chí-Minh-City"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "xinh"
}

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