miễn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mien"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 免.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miən˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

miễn

  1. to exempt from
    miễn học phí ― to exempt from tuition; to let in tuition-free
    không phận sự miễn vào ― authorized only (literally, “if you don't have legitimate business here, do not enter”)

Derived terms

Conjunction

miễn

  1. provided, as long as, if
    Miễn tụi bây có mặt là được.
    It's fine as long as you guys do show up.
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