xuyên

See also: xuyến

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [swiəŋ˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˧˧]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 川.

Noun

xuyên

(only in compounds) river

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 穿.

Verb

xuyên

to pierce; to go through
đi xuyên Việt ― to travel around Vietnam

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Vietnamese nouns without classifiers