kiêng

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 敬 (“to respect/offer”, SV: kính). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧] === Verb === kiêng • (京, 𪬧, 𠶛, 𠼤) to avoid; to refrain (from); to abstain (from) ==== Descendants ==== → Lao: ກຽງ (kīang) ==== See also ====