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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 勸 (“to advise”, SV: khuyến).
Verb
khuyên • (𡅳)
- to advise or recommend
Usage notes
Khuyên is only used for actions, as in advise/recommend someone to do something. For objects, as in recommend something, use expressions such as khuyên dùng (literally “recommend to use”) instead. Some others, such as khuyến nghị or khuyến cáo, can be used for both actions and objects.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 圈 (“circle, ring, loop, pen, sty, fold”)
Noun
khuyên • (圈)
- (jewelry) ring, now chiefly earring
Etymology 3
From Etymology 2, referring to the white ring of feathers around the birds' eyes.
Noun
khuyên
- white-eye, any of the passerine birds of the family Zosteropidae, native to Africa, Asia, and Australasia, typically having a ring of tiny white feathers around their eyes