chen

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chen"

Achang

Pronunciation

• (Myanmar) /tʃʰɛn˧/
• (Lianghe) [tɕʰiŋ⁵⁵]
• (Longchuan) [tsʰen⁵⁵]
• (Luxi) [tsʰən³⁵]
• (Xiandao) [tsʰɛn⁵⁵]

Noun

chen

1. rice

Further reading

• Inglis, Douglas; Sampu, Nasaw; Jaseng, Wilai; Jana, Thocha (2005), A preliminary Ngochang–Kachin–English Lexicon‎, Payap University, page 17

Chuukese

Noun

chen

1. grace

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French chien (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛ̃/

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Noun

chen

1. dog

Ligurian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keŋ/

Noun

chen m

1. plural of can

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• ĉen — very rare shorthand

Romanization

chen (chen⁵ / chen⁰, Zhuyin ˙ㄔㄣ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 傖 / 伧

chen

1. nonstandard spelling of chēn
2. nonstandard spelling of chén
3. nonstandard spelling of chěn
4. nonstandard spelling of chèn

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old French

Noun

chen oblique singular, m (oblique plural chens, nominative singular chens, nominative plural chen)

1. (Anglo-Norman) alternative form of chien

Old Irish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʲen/

Preposition

chen

1. lenited form of cen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʲen/

Noun

chen

1. alternative spelling of chenn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly related to xen and chèn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛn˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɛŋ˧˧]

Verb

chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫)

1. to get into a crowd, to elbow into, to jostle

Derived terms

• bon chen
• chen chân
• chen chúc
• chen lấn