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• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 偏.

thiên

1. to focus on; to gravitate towards

   Ảnh thiên về đóng phim hơn, chứ hát thì người thân cũng chẳng dám khen quá trớn.

   It's true that he gravitates more towards acting, I think even his relatives would not overpraise his singing ability.

Sino-Vietnamese word from 篇 (“volume”).

thiên

1. (historical) volume of a large book
2. (historical) piece of poetry, an article, a song
   • Tale of Kieu (金雲翹新傳)

     曲茄𢬣捛𢧚章没篇薄命吏強𱞐人

     Khúc nhà tay lựa nên chương. Một thiên “Bạc mệnh” lại càng não nhân.

     She herself composed the song for her singing, a heart-tearing lyric of woman’s sufferings.

thiên

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 天

thiên

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 千

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