miên man
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Northern Vietnam, dated) diên man
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 綿蠻.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miən˧˧ maːn˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˧ maːŋ˧˧]
Adjective[edit]
- as a never-ending and incoherent stream
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 443:
- Không ngủ được, Jeannette nằm suy nghĩ miên man vể sự kỳ lạ của cuộc đời mình.
- Unable to sleep, Jeannette lay in her bed with thoughts of how strange her life was jumbling unceasingly through her head.