tinh

See also: tính, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨn˧˧]
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (refined).

Adjective

tinh

  1. quick to notice; sharp, keen, etc.
    mắt tinhsharp eyes
    tinh mắtwith sharp eyes
    tinh ýsharp(-minded)

Noun

tinh

  1. Clipping of tinh dịch (semen).
    thụ tinhto fertilize eggs with semen
    xuất tinhto ejaculate

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

tinh

  1. (astronomy, astrology, only in compounds) a star
Derived terms
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