phấn

See also: phan, Phan, phần, phân, phản, and phận

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VietnameseEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

Etymology 1Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉 (“powder”), shortened from Chinese 粉筆 (phấn bút, “chalk”, literally “powdery writing instrument”).

NounEdit

(classifier cục, viên, hòn) phấn

1. a (piece of) chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)

Etymology 2Edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉 (“powder”), shortened from Chinese 花粉 (hoa phấn, “pollen”, literally “flower powder”).

NounEdit

phấn

1. (botany) pollen

   phấn hoa

   pollen

   thụ phấn

   to fertilize with pollen