phấn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "phan"

Vietnamese edit

FWOTD – 6 May 2021

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉.

Noun edit

(classifier cục / viên / hòn (“chalk”)) phấn

(cosmetics) face powder
đánh phấn ― to apply face powder
(piece of) chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
- Vũ Hoàng (lyrics and music), “Bụi phấn [Chalk Dust]”:
  Khi thầy viết bảng, bụi phấn rơi rơi.
  Có hạt bụi nào rơi trên bục giảng?
  Có hạt bụi nào vương trên tóc thầy?
  When teacher writes on the board, chalk dust falls.
  Is there any speck falling on the platform?
  Is there any speck clinging onto his hair?
(botany) pollen
phấn hoa ― pollen

thụ phấn ― to pollinate
some other fine particles
phấn bướm ― butterfly "dust"/scales

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奮.

Verb edit

phấn

(in compounds) to be excited; to be stimulated

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

Anagrams edit

nhấp

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