Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敬 (“to respect/offer”, SV: kính).
Pronunciation[edit]
kiêng • (京, 𪬧, 𠶛, 𠼤)
- to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from)
kiêng thịt- to abstain from meat
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