chiền chiện

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of chiện.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiən˨˩ t͡ɕiən˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ciəŋ˨˩ ciəŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier con) chiền chiện • (蹍𪁃)

(zoology) a bird of the passerine family Cisticolidae

Related terms

chà chiện (“Mongolian lark”)

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