tien

/tiːɛn/

A Vietnamese currency unit, or a variant spelling of the Chinese unit of weight tan, equal to 50 kilograms. It is also commonly used as a surname in many Asian cultures.

I exchanged dollars for ten thousand tien when I traveled to Vietnam.

Etymology

This term entered English from Vietnamese, derived in turn from the Chinese 錢 (qián) meaning coin or currency. As a unit of weight, it derives from Chinese 擔 (dàn) via regional pronunciation.

Translations

简体中文

盾,担,田

繁體中文

盾,擔,田

日本語

ベトナムドン,担,ティエン

한국어

동,티엔,단위

Deutsch

Dong,Gewichtseinheit,Tien

Español

dong,unidad de peso,tien

Português

dong,unidade de peso,tien

Français

dong,unité de poids,tien

Tiếng Việt

tiền,đồng

Related Words

dongcurrencytansurname