tinh

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See also: tính, tình, and tỉnh

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from (refined).

Adjective

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tinh

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

Noun

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tinh

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

Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun

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tinh

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