vận
See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [jəŋ˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 運 (“luck, fortune, ship, transport”).
Alternative forms
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) bận
Verb
vận
- (Northern Vietnam) to wear (clothes)
- 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 16, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
- Người chủ nhà mặc may-ô trắng, vận xà-rông tơ kẻ ca-rô đen, đứng trên sàn chỉ trỏ về phía những cây xoài cổ thụ, nói lăng líu một hồi.
- The owner of the house had a white undershirt and wore a checkered black silk sarong; he stood on the platform, just pointed in the direction of the ancient mango trees, and chattered for a while.
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