Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (rhyme, SV: vận).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

vần (, )

  1. (linguistics) a rhyme
  2. (poetry) a syllable
    vần bằnga syllable with either the ngang or the huyền tone
    vần trắca syllable with any of the other tones
  3. (colloquial, poetry) a verse
  4. (colloquial, alphabetical sorting) an initial letter

See also edit

Derived terms

Adjective edit

vần

  1. (of poetry, etc.) rhyming