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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 賢 (“able; talented, virtuous; decent, good-natured, kind”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
hiền
- (archaic) talented, virtuous
- người hiền kẻ sĩ ― wise and learned people; virtuosi and literati
1909 [14th century CE], Luo Guanzhong, chapter 57, in Phan Kế Bính, transl., Romance of the Three Kingdoms:Nghe tiếng ngài yêu người hiền, trọng kẻ sĩ, nên tôi cũng đến yết kiến.- I've heard of your reputable love and respect for the wise and learned. So I've also come for an audience.
- (of people, especially women) good-natured
- mẹ/vợ/dâu hiền ― a good-natured mother/wife/daughter-in-law
- người hiền kẻ ác ― good and evil people
2011 - 2019 [Ming - Qing], “增廣賢文 [Enlarged Writings of Worthies]”, in Từ Điển Danh Ngôn [Dictionary of Famous Sayings], translation of original in Chinese:Kẻ ác người sợ trời không sợ, người hiền người khinh trời chẳng khinh.- People fear the malicious; Heaven fears them not. People despise the virtuous; Heaven despises them not.
- (by extension) gentle; meek; mild
- Synonym: lành
- hiền như nai (tơ) ― as gentle as a fawn
- hiền như ma xơ ― as gentle as a nun
Đừng lo! Cái thằng/con đó hiền lắm.- Don't worry! That guy/gal is very meek.
1985, “Cho Con [For You, Child]”, Tuấn Dũng (lyrics), Phạm Trọng Cầu (music)performed by Mộng Thi:Ba mẹ là lá chắn, che chở suốt đời con.
Vì con là con ba, con của ba rất ngoan.
Vì con là con mẹ, con của me rất hiền.- Dad and Mom are the shields, safeguarding you your whole life long.
For you are Dad's child, very well-behaved and well-mannered.
For you are Mom's child, very meek and mild.
- (Southern Vietnam, by extension, euphemistic) ingenuous
- Em hiền quá à! Vậy thì sao có bồ được? ― You're too ingenuous! How can you get a girlfriend?
- (Southern Vietnam, by extension, of foods) innocuous, harmless, nutritious, healthy
- “Tin Mới Nhất Về Di Truyền - Ngừa Khuyết Tật Ống Thần Kinh Thai Nhi Cho Những Ông Bà Có Nhiều Rủi Ro”, in Western States Regional Genetics Network (in Vietnamese), 2009; translated from “Preventing Neural Tube Defects For Couples at Increased Risk”, in Western States Regional Genetics Network, 2009
Tôi ăn đồ ăn hiền, có nhiều rau xanh và đồ ăn khác có nhiều folate. Vậy tôi có cần gì thêm không?- I eat a very healthy diet with lots of green vegetables and other foods rich in folate. Do I still need a supplement?
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