sình

nounverb

Hanoi [sïŋ˨˩]Huế [ʂɨn˦˩]Saigon [ʂɨn˨˩] browser voice

Syllables · tones

sìnhfallinghuyền

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

sình means mud; muddy place or area.

Meanings of sình in English

Noun

Southern Vietnam mud ≈ bùn
muddy place or area

Verb

to bloat; to swell
- chết sình(of a corpse) to be bloating
- sình bụnghaving bloated stomach

Words with sình

sình sịch

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, sình could be written as 浧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does sình mean in English?

sình (noun) means "mud; muddy place or area".

How do you pronounce sình?

IPA: Hanoi [sïŋ˨˩]; Saigon [ʂɨn˨˩]. Tones: sình — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.