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xiên

xiên

Vietnamese

Noun

(classifier cái) xiên ()

  1. fork
  2. skewer
    cái xiên thịt
    a meat skewer
    cầm xiên xiên cá
    to skewer a fish with a skewer

Synonyms

Adjective

xiên (, , , , , 𠉟)

  1. slanted, oblique
    chữ in xiên
    oblique characters
    đường xiên
    slanted road; slanted line
    Nắng chiếu xiên vào nhà.
    Sunlight enters the house at an angle.
  2. (figuratively) crooked, dishonest
    kẻ xiên
    a crook

Synonyms

  • (slanted): nghiêng, chéo, xiên xẹo
  • (crooked): xiên xẹo

Derived terms

  • xiên xẹo (reduplication)
  • xiên xiên (diminutive by reduplication)
  • xỏ xiên

Verb

xiên ()

  1. (transitive) to skewer, to impale
    xiên thịt nướng chả
    to skewer meat and grill kabobs

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