thần kinh

Level ≈B2 (approx.) adjectivenoun Sino-Vietnamese Top 5,000 most common

Hanoi [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]Huế [tʰəŋ˦˩ kɨn˧˧]Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

thầnfallinghuyền kinhlevelngang

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thần kinh means mental or nervous; crazy; nuts.

Chinese characters: 神經

Meanings of thần kinh in English

Adjective

mental or nervous
- dây thần kinha nerve
informal crazy; nuts
- Thần kinh à?Are you out of your mind?

Noun

colloquial synonym of tâm thần (“mental disorder”) ≈ tâm thần

Noun

honorific, obsolete the royal capital

Words with thần kinh

mạng thần kinh

Example sentences with thần kinh

Côn trùng có hệ thần kinh không? Do insects have a nervous system?
Cậu dùng IDE ở chế độ sáng ư? Ai cũng dùng chế độ tối cả. Cậu bị thần kinh à? You use your IDE in light mode? Everyone uses dark mode. What kind of psycho are you?

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 神經, from Japanese 神経 (shinkei, “nerve”, noun). See there for further etymology.

Frequently asked questions

What does thần kinh mean in English?

thần kinh (adjective) means "mental or nervous; crazy; nuts".

How do you pronounce thần kinh?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰən˨˩ kïŋ˧˧]; Saigon [tʰəŋ˨˩ kɨn˧˧]. Tones: thần — falling tone (huyền), kinh — level tone (ngang).

Is thần kinh a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thần kinh is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 神經.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.