tinh

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See also: tính, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (refined).

Adjective[edit]

tinh

  1. quick to notice; sharp, keen, etc.
    mắt tinhsharp eyes
    tinh mắtwith sharp eyes
    tinh ýsharp(-minded)

Noun[edit]

tinh

  1. Clipping of tinh dịch (semen).
    thụ tinhto fertilize eggs with semen
    xuất tinhto ejaculate

Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun[edit]

tinh

  1. (astronomy, astrology, only in compounds) a star
Derived terms[edit]