chần

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Verb

chần • (塵, 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