Man Đần

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (nói lái) Mân Đàn, mân đàn

Etymology

Clipping of Man ngu si đần, from English Mancunian, with phono-semantic matching with ngu si (“extremely stupid”) and đần (“dull-witted”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːn˧˧ ʔɗən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [maːŋ˧˧ ʔɗəŋ˨˩]

Proper noun

Man Đần

1. (soccer, derogatory) Manchester United and/or its supporters

   Synonym: Mờ Ngu

   Tối qua có coi Man Đần tấu hài không?

   Did you watch Manure/the Glams doing funny things last night?

See also

• Chè Xanh (“Chelsea”)
• Man Xì-tin (“Manchester City”)