vãn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "van"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 晚.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vaːn˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vaːŋ˨˩˦] ~ [jaːŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

vãn

1. (now often literary) quiet and lacking in liveliness as a venue is nearly over

   Chập tối, chợ vãn.

   Near night time, the market is dead.

Romanization

vãn

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 挽
2. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 輓