chần

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˨˩]

Verb

chần • (, 𡐪, 𡑁, 𡒲)

  1. to parboil; to poach; to blanch; to scald
  2. to stitch before sewing or filling
  3. (figurative) to reprimand abusively; to scold and beat