Vietnamese

Noun

(classifier cái) xiên ‎(扦)

1. fork
2. skewer

   cái xiên thịt

   a meat skewer

   cầm xiên xiên cá

   to skewer a fish with a skewer

Synonyms

• (fork): dĩa, nĩa

Adjective

xiên ‎(吀, 偏, 串, 羶, 川, 𠉟)

1. slanted, oblique

   chữ in xiên

   oblique characters

   đường xiên

   slanted road; slanted line

   Nắng chiếu xiên vào nhà.

   Sunlight enters the house at an angle.

2. (figuratively) crooked, dishonest

   kẻ xiên

   a crook

Synonyms

• (slanted): nghiêng, chéo, xiên xẹo
• (crooked): xiên xẹo

Derived terms

• xiên xẹo (reduplication)
• xiên xiên (diminutive by reduplication)
• xỏ xiên

Verb

xiên ‎(扦)

1. (transitive) to skewer, to impale

   xiên thịt nướng chả

   to skewer meat and grill kabobs

References

• "xiên" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
• Lê Sơn Thanh, "Nom-Viet.dat", WinVNKey (details)