phiên

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fiəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 番.

Noun

phiên • (畨)

turn; time; session

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 翻.

Verb

phiên

(colloquial) Short for phiên âm (“to transcribe”).

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