tán loạn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • toán loạn (regressive assimilation /-aːn -waːn/ > /-waːn -waːn/)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 散亂.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːn˧˦ lwaːn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˧˥ lwaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˥ l⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˨˩˨]

Adverb

tán loạn

  1. chaotically; in disorder
    Đám đông chạy tán loạn sau khi nghe tiếng nổ gần đó.
    The crowd ran wild after an explosion nearby can be heard.
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