phàn nàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繁難 (SV: phồn nan), likely through a Tai language, compare Tày phàn nàn (“to complain”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [faːn˨˩ naːn˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [faːŋ˦˩ naːŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [faːŋ˨˩ naːŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    phàn nàn

    1. to complain
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