lành lặn

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ăn reduplication of lành.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˨˩ lan˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˦˩ laŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lan˨˩ laŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

lành lặn

intact; in good condition, as in without any major defect or injury
Con thấy chú đó té xe, chạy tới hỏi thì chú nói không sao. Té xe mà lành lặn vậy là mừng rồi.
I saw him having a crash, but he said that he's fine when I came to ask. It's fortunate that there was nothing major in the accident.

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