lẫn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (Northern Vietnam) lữn

Etymology

Maybe Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 亂 (SV: loạn), non attested, citation needed.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

lẫn

1. to confuse; to mistake (one for another)
2. to be confused; to be muddled; to be in one's dotage
3. to be mixed up (with)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lẫn lộn
• nhầm lẫn

 

Adverb

lẫn

1. each other; one another

Conjunction

lẫn

1. (cả … lẫn …) (both …) and …