lần

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輪 (“circle, wheel; turn”, SV: luân).

Noun

(classifier cái) lần • (吝, 𠞺, 𡫫, 𨁮)

time; instance; occurrence

Preposition

lần

(mathematics) times
Ba lần ba là chín ― Three times three is nine

Verb

lần

to grope, to search by touch
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 77:
  Bà lần túi, lấy ra cắc bạc, đưa cho Vạn: […]
  She rummaged in her bag, took out a silver hào coin, and handed it to Vạn.
to track, to follow

Derived terms

Derived terms

lần mò

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