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chiên

chiên

See also: chien, chiến, and chiền

Vietnamese

Verb

chiên ‎(煎)

(chiefly Southern Vietnam) to fry

Derived terms

cơm chiên (fried rice)

Synonyms

ram
rán

Usage notes

Although rán and chiên are two dialectal varieties and usually interchangeable, there are some fixed expressions such as gà rán, cơm chiên, xôi chiên

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier con) chiên ‎(羶, 膻, 羴, 𦍫)

lamb; young sheep
Christian

Related terms

cừu