Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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tấn

  1. a tonne (1000 kilograms)
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Etymology 2

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Sino-Vietnamese word from ; this is the Southern form. Doublet of tiến, the Northern form.

In current written Vietnamese, only three compounds with this form are in common use: tấn tới (progressive, advancing), tấn công (to attack) and tấn phong (to promote to a higher position); other compounds, although abundantly attested in many texts are now replaced by the Northern form tiến in the speech of most Southerners.

Verb

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tấn

  1. (only in compounds) to advance; to go forward
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