# chiên meaning in Vietnamese: to fry (A2)

> chiên means “to fry, to deep-fry” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/chien-fry/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**chiên**: fry

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: chien

## 1. fry (verb)

to fry, to deep-fry

The Saigon word; Hà Nội says *rán*, so *trứng chiên* is *trứng rán* there.

- Saigon: Mẹ đang chiên cá. | Hà Nội: Mẹ đang rán cá. — Mom is frying fish.
- Saigon: Tui muốn ăn trứng chiên. | Hà Nội: Tôi muốn ăn trứng rán. — I'd like a fried egg.

In Hà Nội you say [rán](https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ran-fry/#s_ran_fry).

Saigon only

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