vãn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 晚.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vaːn˦ˀ˥]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    vãn

    1. (now often literary) quiet and lacking in liveliness as a venue is nearly over
      Chập tối, chợ vãn.
      Near night time, the market is dead.

    Romanization

    vãn

    1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 挽
    2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 輓

    Derived terms

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