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thiến

verbadjective Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [tʰiən˧˦]Huế [tʰiəŋ˦˧˥]Saigon [tʰiəŋ˦˥] browser voice
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thiếnrisingsắc

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thiến means to castrate.

Chinese characters: 騸

Meanings of thiến in English

Verb

  1. to castrate (remove the testicles of)

Adjective

  1. castrated

Example sentences with thiến

  • Cô ấy thiến chồng cô khi chồng đang ngủ. She castrated her husband while he was asleep.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 騸.

Frequently asked questions

What does thiến mean in English?

thiến (verb) means "to castrate".

How do you pronounce thiến?

IPA: Hanoi [tʰiən˧˦]; Saigon [tʰiəŋ˦˥]. Tones: thiến — rising tone (sắc).

Is thiến a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. thiến is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 騸.

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.